US Antitrust Funding Jump Urged by Unions, Lobbies, Trade Groups

The Justice Department’s antitrust enforcers need more funding to crack down on illegal mergers and conduct, unions, small business and advocacy groups told members of Congress Tuesday ahead of Attorney General Merrick Garland’s expected testimony.

In a pair of letters to the leaders of the House and Senate appropriations committees, the groups urged lawmakers to increase the antitrust funding for the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission.

The Biden administration has made antitrust enforcement a key focus of its economic policy and the two agencies have sued to block a record number of deals while also ...