WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to demand the Trump administration crack down on anti-competitive restrictive covenants that raise grocery prices and worsen food insecurity in Oregon and nationwide.
"When grocers leave a community, anti-competitive restrictive covenants further cement the harm caused by the initial loss of the store, leaving consumers without ready access to food or more exposed to high food prices with fewer choices to seek better deals," Wyden and the other senators wrote to Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson. "Additionally, when a grocery store closes, communities often lose a neighborhood pharmacy, and...