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David Cicilline: “The evidence suggests that the problem can be traced to changes in policy and particularly our antitrust enforcement…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2019
The evidence suggests that the problem can be traced to changes in policy and particularly our antitrust enforcement that have allowed a few dominant corporations to consolidate markets.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline attributes the decline of independent businesses to lax antitrust enforcement.

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