'It's time for Sen. Schumer to decide if he wants to be remembered for helping billionaires wreck democracy or for acting like the leader he claims to be,' wrote evan_greer.
"It's time for Sen. Schumer to decide if he wants to be remembered for helping billionaires wreck democracy or for acting like the leader he claims to be," said one campaigner.Progressive anti-monopoly campaigners expressed dismay and outrage Friday following a news report indicating that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer—a major
of Big Tech campaign cash—is likely to delay a vote on bipartisan antitrust legislation until after the midterm elections.late Thursday that key lawmakers involved in the effort to get the American Innovation and Choice Online Act over the finish line"don't expect" Schumer to bring the bill to the floor for a vote ahead of the November elections, throwing the stalled measure's prospects into further doubt.
"Let's make one thing clear: this is not about a 'busy legislative calendar' or 'competing priorities' or 'not having the votes,'"Evan Greer, director of the digital rights group Fight for the Future."This is about corruption, plain and simple, and the nauseating influence of Big Tech money in D.C." "It's time for Sen. Schumer to decide if he wants to be remembered for helping billionaires wreck democracy or for acting like the leader he claims to be, standing up to monopolists and corporate bullies, and advancing bipartisan legislation that leads us to a better future," Greer added.
Sponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Chuck Grassley , the American Innovation and Choice Online Act is aimed at preventing huge online companies such as Amazon and Google from using their platforms to give their own products an unfair advantage, an anti-competitive practice known as
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