During the Minnesota Farmers Union Convention, members heard from State Attorney General Keith Ellison and Justice Department Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michael Kades about anti-trust issues. MFU Anti-monopoly Director Justin Stofferahn said major advancements were made during the Biden Administration. “I think it remains to be seen what that work will look like (in the new administration), it’s going to come down to who President-Elect Trump appoints, but I am concerned the work that’s been started may not be continued into the next administration.” Stofferahn said the Biden White House strengthened merger guidelines and that could be carried forward. Competition is also an issue for the new Republican majority. “Vice President-Elect Vance has made comments about being supportive of the work (Federal Trade Commission Chair) Lina Kahn has been doing and I think there are Republican members of Congress that have a lot of concern around consolidation.”
