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Democrats Push FTC to Tackle Sky-High Food Prices

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Senate Democrats, led by Elizabeth Warren, are urging the Biden administration to address skyrocketing food prices by strengthening antitrust measures and cracking down on surveillance pricing. Theyve written to the FTC and Justice Department, calling for enforcement actions, new rules, blocked mergers, and potential breakups of large food companies. This comes as food prices have risen by 2.7% over the past year, outpacing inflation, and with midterms approaching, the pricing debate could intensify.

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