Unlikely Senate Alliance of Klobuchar, Lee Paints a Bull’s-Eye on Big Tech
- Klobuchar, Lee seek common ground on monopolies, small firms
- Cicilline and Buck are also unlikely allies on the House side
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By the standards of today’s polarized Washington, Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee shouldn’t be friends.
She’s a pro-choice, moderate Democrat who supported a bigger role for government when she ran for president last year. He’s Mormon and a small-government, conservative Republican whose father served in Ronald Reagan’s administration. They operate in an atmosphere of deep mistrust between parties, made worse by the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.