WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights,today joined U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in introducing the Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act, legislation that would bring down prices for American families and support small businesses by cracking down on corporate price discrimination.
"Vermont's small businesses are the backbone of our economy, but they can't compete when they're forced to pay more than big retailers for the same goods and services. That kind of price discrimination s...