House Republicans are set to hand libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) the gavel for the subcommittee responsible for antitrust, a snub to one of Republicans' most vocal Big Tech critics and a sign the conference will try to steer clear of major clashes with Silicon Valley.
Top Republican Big Tech critic Ken Buck was expected to take over the House Judiciary Committee panel responsible for antitrust, which would have positioned him to promote bills and oversight efforts aimed at curbing the power of Silicon Valley. Massie is viewed as more aligned with House Republicans who do not favor stronger government intervention to address perceived abuses and free-speech violations on the part of tech companies.
In the last Congress, Buck aligned himself with liberal Democrats on bipartisan measures that would step up antitrust scrutiny of the largest tech companies. The bills did not become law, thanks to opposition from centrists in both parties.
Buck, 63, has regularly slammed Big Tech companies as overextending their power through self-preferencing practices, restricting competition through mergers and acquisitions, and the censorship of conservative accounts. Buck, long a member of the House Freedom Caucus, has clashed with party leadership over antitrust policy. He slammed Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy's tech task force in 2022 for not making antitrust a higher priority.
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