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DuckDuckGo’s Policy Manager To Replace Key House Antitrust Staffer

By  |  February 9, 2023

DuckDuckGo’s Katie McInnis will be the new chief counsel for Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee panel that oversees antitrust, she told Bloomberg Government.

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McInnis’ presence on Capitol Hill signals Democrats will continue fighting for antitrust legislation, though they now face a much tougher battle in the minority. Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee ranking member David Cicilline (D-R.I.) is likely to face resistance from his Republican counterpart, Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), full committee chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).