{"id":52804,"date":"2022-09-27T10:28:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T17:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=52804"},"modified":"2022-09-27T17:30:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T00:30:02","slug":"expected-vote-on-tech-bills-prompts-gop-infighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=52804","title":{"rendered":"Expected vote on tech bills prompts GOP infighting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Republicans are\u00a0fighting amongst themselves<\/a>\u00a0over proposals aimed at giving antitrust enforcers more power to rein in\u00a0tech giants ahead of a\u00a0House\u00a0vote expected later this week.<\/p>\n

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The package of three bills is backed by Republicans in the House and Senate, but House Judiciary Committee ranking member\u00a0Jim Jordan\u00a0(R-Ohio) is railing against the bills, signaling the GOP will likely be split in the vote.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDo you think we should give the Biden DOJ [Department of Justice] and FTC [Federal Trade Commission] more money?\u00a0Do you trust they won\u2019t use the money to target conservatives?\u00a0Do you think [President]\u00a0Joe Biden,\u00a0[Attorney General] Merrick Garland, and [FTC Chairwoman] Lina Khan have your best interests at heart? No, No, No,\u201d\u00a0Jordan\u00a0twe<\/a>eted<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jordan\u00a0speaking out against\u00a0the three bills set for a vote this week also signals that if supporters aren\u2019t successful in passing the package, or other proposals aimed at revamping antitrust laws to target tech giants,\u00a0they\u00a0may face little chance of moving forward if the GOP wins back the majority in the chamber in the 2022 midterms.<\/p>\n