Abigail Slater, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice | Official Website
The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice announced its joint efforts with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address more than 125 regulations considered anticompetitive. This action follows President Trump’s Executive Order on Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers, which directed federal agencies to identify and reform rules that may restrict market competition.
Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division stated, “In America we believe in free markets, not central planning by government regulators or powerful monopolists. Lowering barriers to entry by removing anticompetitive regulations will free America’s innovators and entrepreneurs to do what they do best: drive America’s future success.”
The Executive Order emphasized that federal regulations should not determine economic outcomes by favoring some participants over others. It called on the FTC Chairman and the Attorney General to consult with agency leaders and develop a comprehensive list of regulations for possible rescission or modification due to their negative impact on competition.
As part of this initiative, the FTC and DOJ worked together to review existing regulations. Today, FTC Chairman Ferguson submitted a detailed list of these anti-competitive rules to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for further consideration.
