Lawmakers form new 'Monopoly Busters Caucus'

Lawmakers form new 'Monopoly Busters Caucus'

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – A group of lawmakers have come together to flip the board on an economy they say is controlled by monopolies, where a few major players control everything from groceries to health care, while everyday Americans struggle just to pass "go."  The caucus is pushing for tougher enforcement and economic reform to protect families. "The fact that these companies have a corporate monopoly is un-American,” said Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y…

Ryan joins other House Democrats to form Monopoly Busters Caucus

KINGSTON, N.Y. —  U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan has helped launch a new caucus to fight “corporate greed and promote a pro-worker, pro-consumer, and pro-small business economic agenda,” his office said Wednesday. Ryan, D-Gardiner, who represents the 18th Congressional District, said he has joined other Democrats to form the Monopoly Busters Caucus. “When I talk with folks in the Hudson Valley, the number one thing I hear is frustration,” Ryan said in a sta…

Congressman Chris Deluzio and three other U.S. Representatives launch the Monopoly Busters Caucus - Beaver County Radio

(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Washington, D.C.) According to a release from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, Deluzio, (PA-17), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Pat Ryan (NY-18), and Angie Craig (MN-02) are launching the Monopoly Busters Caucus to fight corporate power. The caucus is made up of nine people who founded it and will have an economic agenda that supports consumers, small businesses and w…