Consumer Watchdog ‘Welcomes’ Sen. Lee’s Plan to Question FTC’s Google Investigation
Consumer Watchdog said it welcomed plans by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, to “examine” the FTC’s “antitrust investigation of Google (see 1503300052">1503300052) that was closed in 2013 without a lawsuit,” the group said in a news release Monday. After a Wall…
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Street Journal report earlier this month, Consumer Watchdog said it “urged” Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman Lee and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn, to hold a “full-fledged public hearing” to examine “how Google managed to dodge antitrust prosecution,” the news release said. "Google has one of the biggest lobbying operations in Washington and its executives have close ties to the Obama Administration," Consumer Watchdog’s John Simpson said. The group also urged the FTC to release the “complete report of the Bureau of Competition recommending prosecution, as well as another report from the Commission’s Bureau of Economics,” the news release said. "Given the Internet giant's connections and power, it's essential we get to the bottom of what happened and why," Simpson said. "Unless there is something to hide, all involved should benefit from a full airing of details and public scrutiny in this important case."