Friend, COVID-19 has put many businesses in crisis mode. To help protect these companies, their workers and their customers, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have come up with a plan to put the brakes on predatory takeovers. Trillions have been spent in recent years by corporations swallowing up their competition. All too often this results in less choice for consumers and fewer job opportunities. We’re calling on Congress to put a pause on most corporate mergers during the pandemic. Help protect businesses while they get back on their feet. Sign the petition. If Big Business can use this crisis to buy up their competition at a bargain price, consumers will lose. Tell Congress to protect consumers and businesses from vulture capitalists and predatory buyouts in the next coronavirus bill. Over the past few months, we’ve seen products critical to our safety and everyday lives be in extremely short supply. That’s why we also must make sure that any mergers that would pose a risk to our ability to respond to this national emergency are stopped. We’ll be in much better shape when this crisis ends if we stop rich corporations from getting richer by gutting the competition. Thank you for taking action, Bret Thompson
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