Antitrust Bills Have Some Democrats Asking Pelosi to Slow Down
- Effort in House Judiciary Committee moving quickly toward vote
- Technology trade group also asked for legislative hearings
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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A group of centrist Democrats have asked House leaders to slow down consideration of a half-dozen antitrust proposals virulently opposed by the big tech companies the bills target.
Eight members of the New Democrat Coalition wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her top deputy, as well as House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, asking the Judiciary Committee to hold full legislative hearings before proceeding to the final consideration of the bills that Nadler had planned for next week. The letter said members need more time to study the legislation to “ensure we craft sound legislation with the broadest coalition of support.”