Wyden responds to FTC blocking Kroger-Albertson merger
February 28, 2024
February 28, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement today after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger Company and Alberstons Companies, Inc.:
"I called for the FTC to block this merger because it would raise grocery and prescription costs for Oregonians across our state, and it's clear the FTC agrees. Another strike . . .
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement today after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger Company and Alberstons Companies, Inc.:
"I called for the FTC to block this merger because it would raise grocery and prescription costs for Oregonians across our state, and it's clear the FTC agrees. Another strike . . .