Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, WORTH NOTING—Other Antitrust and Trade Regulation developments, (Jan 9, 2015)

A periodic roundup of other items of interest to the Antitrust and Trade Regulation community:

ANTITRUST NEWS: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.) on January 8 announced subcommittee assignments for Republican members for the 114th Congress. The chairman of the regulatory reform, commercial and antitrust law subcommittee is Rep. Tom Marino (R., Pa.) and the vice chairman is Rep. Blake Farenthold (R., Texas). The other Republican members are Reps. Darrell Issa (R. Calif.), Doug Collins (R., Ga.), Mimi Walters (R. Calif.), John Ratcliffe (R., Texas), Dave Trott (R., Mich.), and Mike Bishop (R., Mich.).

ANTITRUST NEWS: Sen. Charles Grassley (R., Iowa) was ratified on January 8 by the Republican conference as the new chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “My goal is to promote transparency and accountability, restore the committee’s role as a true check on the massive and powerful federal bureaucracy, and forward issues key to keeping America on the cutting edge of technology and business growth,” the senator said in a statement. “We’ll have an agenda that enhances the economy and protects consumers; reduces regulatory burdens on businesses and curbs abuses to our civil justice system; shields kids from drugs and child predators; protects taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and abuse; focuses on securing the border and improves legal immigration opportunities; and adapts our criminal laws to rapidly advancing technology.”

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