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On the recordMarch 6, 2019
Over the past seven to 10 years or so merger filings have risen by about 57 percent and appropriations in inflation-adjusted terms have fallen by 12 percent.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline highlights the disparity between rising merger filings and declining resources for antitrust agencies.

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