Rep. Ben Cline announces bill consolidating antitrust authority under DOJ, eliminating FTC’s role

Representative Ben Cline (R-VA) says the One Agency Act would house all antitrust authority under the Department of Justice. “We would eliminate the Federal Trade Commission’s authority when it comes to antitrust enforcement and consolidate that within the Department of Justice so that you don’t have differing understandings of the law, different legal interpretations, confusion, and inefficiency in government,” he explains. Rep. Cline says he’s hopeful the bill will pass with the Trump administration’s support.