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This month, a coalition of trade associations, including EMA, and industry leaders announced the formal expansion of the Main Street Competition Coalition (MSCC) into a permanent 501(c)(4) advocacy organization. The cross-sector alliance is dedicated to restoring competitive fairness across the American economy by challenging the market power abuses squeezing Main Street.
The MSCC is the first business-backed advocacy organization built specifically to take on market power through antitrust enforcement and to fight policies that entrench the dominance of incumbent corporations. From under-enforcement of the antitrust laws and regulatory capture at the agency level, to systemic barriers that block legal recourse, independent businesses have lacked the infrastructure to fight back against rising monopoly and oligopoly across the economy. The MSCC changes that by serving as a permanent bridge between the small, mid-sized and even large businesses and agriculture producers experiencing these abuses, and the elected officials and enforcers positioned to address them.
Originally formed in 2021 to reinvigorate enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act, the Coalition – a collection of business trade associations – has delivered concrete results over the past five years, most notably the renewal of Robinson-Patman Act enforcement at the FTC and building a growing bipartisan coalition of supportive policymakers on Capitol Hill and at the state level.
Now, with a formalized structure and expanded mission, the MSCC is positioned to confront the dominant conglomerates that stifle competition, inflate consumer prices, and threaten the survival of independent businesses and farmers anchoring communities across America.
Follow the coalition at its social platforms and sign up on the website at www.mainstreetcompetition.com to stay informed, participate in calls to action, and to make your voice heard.
A landmark 9th Circuit ruling, L.A. International Corp v. Prestige Brands, just gave independent businesses one of the biggest Robinson-Patman Act wins in decades. Join Chris Jones, Katie Van Dyck Counsel to the MSCC, and Nicolas Stebinger from Simonsen Sussman, who worked on the Pepsi case at the FTC, on April 21st at 2:00 PM ET to talk about what the decision means, where things stand on private litigation and enforcement, and what your options are if you're dealing with price discrimination. It's free for your members, so feel free to share with them. Register here.
