Bipartisan lawmakers seek FTC scrutiny of firetruck industry consolidation, alleging higher prices, delays, and public-safety risks.
Quiver AI Summary
Lawmakers seek FTC review: Representatives Becca Balint and Ben Cline, along with Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jim Banks, filed a bipartisan, bicameral resolution asking the FTC to investigate serial acquisitions in the firetruck manufacturing industry.
Reason given in the release: The statement says consolidation has left three companies controlling most of the market, while prices, delivery times and backlogs have increased. It says the resolution would ask the FTC to report to Congress within a year on possible antitrust violations, harms, and potential remedies.
Support and next steps: The release quotes the lawmakers as saying the proposal aims to improve public safety and competition. It also says the International Association of Fire Fighters and the American Economic Liberties Project support the resolution.
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