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ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS NEWS: Lawmakers sound two-alarm to direct FTC to ...
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Fusion42 · 23 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Congress has filed a bipartisan resolution directing the FTC to investigate consolidation in fire truck manufacturing, where three companies now control the market after private equity roll-ups, driving prices up 100% over a decade and creating delivery backlogs that threaten public safety. This marks the first use of Congressional authority to direct FTC investigation since the 1930s.
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If you make fire trucks or component parts, Congress just painted a target on your industry and the FTC has one year to recommend legislation. Your market is about to be forcibly broken up or subject to price controls—the real risk is not investigation but the remedies that follow.
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2 sources · first reported 21 Jul 2026 · latest 23 Jul 2026
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