Washington, July 10 -- Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) led a letter to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul expressing grave concerns about the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and supporting any involvement by the Attorney General's office in the investigation and potential litigation to block the merger.
The letter explains why the deal would harm Illinois' workers, consumers, and small businesses, and may violate longstanding antitrust precedent, arguing that "[i]n an already concentrated industry, this deal would combine two of the few vertically integrated movie studios into a new dominant studio and media conglomerat...