Jacky Rosen: “When you reduce competition, prices usually don't go down.”

“So it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that if they merge, you think they're going to keep both stores. So if they merge, they may consolidate. They're going to keep all those jobs. And, you know, When you reduce competition, prices usually don't go down. This really, really impacts us and it impacts us at the market. And so this is why we're asking the Federal Trade Commission, the ftc, to put a block on the Kroger and Albertsons merger, because it's going to disproportionately hurt Nevadans.” (00:19–00:24)

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