Hi,
Democrats have only one month left in the Congressional majority and time
is running out to crack down on Amazon’s monopoly power. The majority of
Americans want our representatives in Congress to regulate Big Tech,^1 and
the White House has called for an “ambitious” crackdown on Big Tech before
the end of the year.^2
Two important bills fighting Big Tech’s monopoly power are pending in
Congress right now, but we’ve seen no action from Democratic
leadership. We demand Majority Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi support
this bipartisan legislation!
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Majority Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi must do
what’s right for the American people: block Big Tech companies from
abusing their monopoly power!
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The American Innovation and Choice Online Act and the Open App Markets Act
are common sense, bipartisan bills. These bills would rein in the monopoly
power of Amazon and other Big Tech companies by making it illegal for
corporations to use their platforms to squash competitors and run small
businesses into the ground. They’re a crucial first step toward protecting
consumers, workers, and small businesses from Big Tech’s abuses.
Big Tech has spent $100 million lobbying against the legislation. Are
Schumer and Pelosi listening to corporate dollars over the needs of the
American people? Both leaders have family ties to Big Tech: one of
Schumer’s daughters works for Meta (Facebook) and another works for
Amazon.^3 Pelosi’s husband, a venture capitalist, has profited millions
off his Big Tech trades—raising serious ethics concerns about insider
trading in Congress.^4
Schumer and Pelosi have an opportunity to protect American consumers and
small businesses from the abuses of Big Tech. We need to make sure they do
the right thing.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Majority Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi must
support key tech antitrust legislation. The American Innovation and Choice
Online Act and the Open App Markets Act must pass!
Thanks for taking action,
Izzi and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. Demand Progress, “Group Letter Urging Congress To Pass AICO & OAMA,
Bipartisan Antitrust Bills To Rein in Big Tech,” [ [link removed] ]November 16, 2022.
2. Bloomberg, “Biden Plans ‘Ambitious’ Antitrust Crackdown on Big Tech
Post-Midterms,” [ [link removed] ]November 4, 2022.
3. Bloomberg, “Groups Push Schumer to Recuse Himself From Big Tech
Legislation,” J[ [link removed] ]uly 22, 2022.
4. Business Insider, “See Every Stock Trade Speaker Nancy Pelosi's
Husband Has Made Since 2021,” [ [link removed] ]October 17, 2022.
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