Republicans float support for antitrust reform after Trump Facebook ban upheld | TheHill - The Hill

Several high-profile Republican lawmakers on Wednesday suggested they would support antitrust reforms in the wake of Facebook's Independent Oversight Board upholding former President TrumpDonald Trump Trump's Facebook ban to stay in place, board rules Trump allies launching nonprofit focused on voter fraud DOJ asks for outside lawyer to review Giuliani evidence MORE's ban from the platform.

House Republican Whip Steve ScaliseStephen (Steve) Joseph Scalise CNN's Jake Tapper questions giving some GOP leaders airtime Pelosi mocks House GOP looking for 'non-threatening female' to replace Liz Cheney The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Emergent BioSolutions - Can Cheney defy the odds and survive again? MORE (La.) said in a statement that if “Big Tech believes they have the power to silence a president of the United States, then we need to take a serious look at antitrust laws to limit their monopolistic power.”

“If Facebook is so big it thinks it can silence the leaders you elect, it’s time for conservatives to pursue an antitrust agenda,” Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), chairman of the powerful Republican Study Committee, tweeted.

This is a dangerous and reckless decision and sends a clear signal to conservatives using social media—you’re not welcome here.

If Facebook is so big it thinks it can silence the leaders you elect, it’s time for conservatives to pursue an antitrust agenda. https://t.co/yrUXIap3r3
— Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) May 5, 2021

And House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jim JordanJames (Jim) Daniel Jordan House Republicans urge opposition to vaccine patent waiver Biden offers traditional address in eerie setting Britney Spears to discuss conservatorship in court MORE (R-Ohio.) simply said “Break them up.”

Break them up. https://t.co/J6nnipCG6v
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) May 5, 2021

While some Republicans — most prominently Sen. Josh HawleyJoshua (Josh) David Hawley DNC gathers opposition research on over 20 potential GOP presidential candidates Hawley defends Jan. 6 fist pump Trump muddles Republican messaging on Afghanistan MORE (Mo.) or Rep. Ken BuckKenneth (Ken) Robert Buck Republicans urge probe into Amazon government cloud-computing bid: report Gaetz, House Republicans introduce bill to defund Postal Service covert operations program Parler app risks charges of selling out with Apple return MORE (Colo.) – have backed antitrust investigations into the U.S.'s largest technology companies and pushed to give enforcement teeth, the larger GOP has been hesitant to back reforms.

On the other side of the aisle, Sen. Amy KlobucharAmy Klobuchar Washington keeps close eye as Apple antitrust fight goes to court Senate Democrats push Biden over raising refugee cap Hillicon Valley: Acting FTC chair urges Congress to revive agency authority after Supreme Court ruling | Senate Intel panel working on breach notification bill MORE (D-Minn.) introduced an omnibus antitrust package earlier this year aimed at strengthening competition laws and revamping antitrust enforcement.

And Rep. David CicillineDavid Cicilline Washington keeps close eye as Apple antitrust fight goes to court Hillicon Valley: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube execs to testify at Senate hearing on algorithms | Five big players to watch in Big Tech's antitrust fight Five big players to watch in Big Tech's antitrust fight MORE (D-R.I.) is set to introduce several smaller bills this year based on his House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee’s investigation into competition in digital marketplaces.

Republicans have not introduced stand-alone antitrust bills this year, but Buck did provide an outline of the party’s position in a report responding to the bipartisan Judiciary investigation.

Scalise's and Jordan’s offices did not respond to inquiries about what kind of antitrust proposals they would support.

Banks told The Hill that he is “broadly supportive” of Buck’s report.

That document backed Democratic proposals to allocate resources to antitrust regulators and reform the burden of proof for merger cases, but cautioned that more aggressive suggestions like presumptively freezing acquisitions for major companies or enforcing structural separation were non-starters for Republicans.

“Current antitrust law needs to be amended to better handle competition in digital markets, antitrust agencies should be beefed up and they need to regulate mergers and acquisitions more strictly,” Banks added in a statement.

Republican support will be needed for any of the existing or forthcoming antitrust proposals to make it past the Senate to President BidenJoe Biden Census results show White House doubling down on failure Poll: Americans back new spending, tax hikes on wealthy, but remain wary of economic impact True immigration reform requires compromise from both sides of the aisle MORE’s desk.

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