Strengthen antitrust enforcement by increasing FTC and DOJ antitrust funding and passing legislation to protect competition and consumer choice.

Adam B. Schiff · California · Democratic

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Adam’s plan will beef up antitrust enforcement and bring down prices by dramatically increasing funding for the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice for antitrust enforcement and investigations, and passing legislation that protects competition and increases choices for consumers.

Schiff pledges more FTC and DOJ antitrust funding and new legislation to increase competition and lower prices.

Affordability Agenda - Adam Schiff for Senate
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Adam’s plan will beef up antitrust enforcement and bring down prices by dramatically increasing funding for the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice for antitrust enforcement and investigations, and passing legislation that protects competition and increases choices for consumers.

Schiff commits to stronger antitrust enforcement through more FTC and DOJ funding and pro-competition legislation.

Affordability Agenda - Adam Schiff for Senate
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Evidence

Adam’s plan will beef up antitrust enforcement and bring down prices by dramatically increasing funding for the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice for antitrust enforcement and investigations, and passing legislation that protects competition and increases choices for consumers.

This is the underlying campaign promise: increase FTC/DOJ antitrust funding and pass competition legislation.

partial same_term

Affordability Agenda - Adam Schiff for Senate
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Schiff joined senators to introduce bipartisan legislation to hold meat and poultry companies accountable for anticompetitive behavior; the bill would strengthen enforcement of existing price-fixing laws and coordinate with DOJ and FTC.

He took concrete legislative action aligned with the competition part of the promise, though it was an introduction rather than enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Sen. Schiff Joins Sens. Wyden, Welch, Grassley, Rounds to Introduce Legislation to Protect California Families from Anticompetitive Business Practices and Price Gouging on Groceries
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In the 119th Congress, Senator Schiff serves on the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights.

This shows Schiff has an antitrust-policy platform and committee position relevant to the promise, but it does not itself prove enacted funding or enacted competition legislation.

unresolved same_term

Committee Assignments - Senator Schiff
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Schiff’s hearing emphasized competition, consumer costs, and media consolidation, and said he had previously voiced concern about the impact of the Warner Bros. Discovery sale on consumer costs and media consolidation.

This is additional follow-through on competition-related oversight, but it remains indirect and does not show delivery of the specific funding pledge.

partial same_term A for effort

ICYMI: In Burbank, Sen. Schiff Holds Hearing with Film Industry Leaders on Promoting and Protecting American Film Production and Jobs
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

The evidence shows Schiff campaigned on increasing FTC and DOJ antitrust funding and passing competition legislation. During his Senate term he took relevant steps, including serving on the Senate antitrust subcommittee, holding competition-related oversight, and joining legislation aimed at anticompetitive grocery and meat/poultry practices. However, the record provided does not show that the promised funding increase was enacted or that competition/consumer-choice legislation passed. Because he made concrete legislative and oversight efforts but the promised outcome has not been delivered, this is best classified as not fulfilled with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%