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Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

Jurisdiction: (1) Oversight of antitrust law and competition policy, including the Sherman, Clayton and Federal Trade Commission Acts; (2) Oversight of antitrust enforcement and competition policy at the Justice Department; (3) Oversight of antitrust enforcement and competition policy at the Federal Trade Commission; (4) Oversight of competition policy at other federal agencies.

Membership - 6:5

Democratic Members
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin (Chairman)
Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware
Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin
Charles E. Schumer, New York
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
Republican Members
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah (Ranking Member)
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Charles E. Grassley, Iowa
Sam Brownback, Kansas
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma

Senior Staff

Jeffrey Miller, Democratic Chief Counsel
William Castle, Republican Chief Counsel

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC  20510

Majority Office
Phone: 202-224-3406
Fax: 202-228-2294
Minority Office
Phone: 202-224-5251
Fax: 202-228-6220

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noteworthy

Did You Know?  Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts has held a seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee longer than any other senator in history - 45 years and 11 months.  Senator Henry Fountain Ashurst of Arizona served on the Committee for 37 years and 10 months; Senator Thomas Sterling of South Dakota for 35 years and two months; Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina for 34 years and 11 months; and Senator James Oliver Eastland of Mississippi for 34 years and 10 months.

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