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Bob Goodlatte: “Robert Bork famously said the only legitimate goal of antitrust is the maximization of consumer welfare.”

On the recordJune 23, 2014
Robert Bork famously said the only legitimate goal of antitrust is the maximization of consumer welfare.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Goodlatte emphasizes consumer welfare as the primary goal of antitrust laws.

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