A bipartisan group of 43 House members sent a letter last week to the FTC requesting the agency investigate, and when appropriate, bring enforcement actions against economic discriminatory action that violates antitrust laws, including the FTC Act and the Robinson-Patman Act. The FTC has not brought a case under the Robinson-Patman Act, which prohibits discriminatory treatment among competitors, in more than 20 years. The letter highlights the concerns of the Main Street Competition Coalition about how businesses like grocers, pharmacies, convenience stores, package stores, restaurants and agriculture producers are increasingly subject to discriminatory terms and conditions because of concentration throughout supply chains.
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