Washington, D.C. — Today, a bipartisan coalition of advocacy groups and individuals from policy organizations sent a letter to congressional appropriators urging full funding for the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (ATR) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Fiscal Year 2026. The letter, signed by groups including the American Economic Liberties Project, Main Street Alliance, and individuals at conservative groups like Digital Progress Institute, the Bull Moose Project and others, calls on Congress to meet the agencies’ budget requests — adjusted for inflation — and reject policy riders that would undermine enforcement.
“Across the political spectrum, Americans want to see powerful corporations held accountable and markets that actually work for consumers, workers, and small businesses,” said Morgan Harper, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the American Economic Liberties Project. “Whether it’s Big Tech stifling innovation, Big Pharma middlemen putting independent pharmacies out of business, or Big Ticketing gouging fans, artists, venue owners, the public understands that unchecked monopoly power is making their lives worse. Robust enforcement of antitrust laws is one of the most effective tools we have to take on that power — and Congress must give enforcers the resources they need to do the job.”
Read the letter in full here.
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The American Economic Liberties Project works to ensure America’s system of commerce is structured to advance, rather than undermine, economic liberty, fair commerce, and a secure, inclusive democracy. Economic Liberties believes true economic liberty means entrepreneurs and businesses large and small succeed on the merits of their ideas and hard work; commerce empowers consumers, workers, farmers, and engineers instead of subjecting them to discrimination and abuse from financiers and monopolists; foreign trade arrangements support domestic security and democracy; and wealth is broadly distributed to support equitable political power.