Senators Durbin and Duckworth joined Senate Democrats in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter, calling on the DOJ to use every tool at its disposal to prevent and prosecute collusion and price fixing in the oil industry.
Call on the Department of Justice to use every tool at its disposal to prevent and prosecute collusion and price fixing in the oil industry.
Occurrences
Durbin, Duckworth Join Senate Democrats to Call on DOJ to Immediately Launch Full Court Press Against Big Oil to Prevent and Prosecute Collusion and Price Fixing ... calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to use every tool at its disposal to prevent and prosecute collusion and price fixing in the oil industry.
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 20 Democratic Senators in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to use every tool at its disposal to prevent and prosecute collusion and price fixing in the oil industry.
Evidence
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 20 Democratic Senators in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to use every tool at its disposal to prevent and prosecute collusion and price fixing in the oil industry.
Assessments
Duckworth fulfilled the oversight promise by joining a May 31, 2024 Senate letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter explicitly calling on DOJ to use every tool available to prevent and prosecute oil-industry collusion and price fixing. The promised action was to call on DOJ, not to secure DOJ prosecution outcomes, so the co-signed letter satisfies the claim during her current Senate term.
Senator Duckworth fulfilled her campaign promise by joining other senators in formally calling on the Department of Justice to take action against collusion and price fixing in the oil industry. Co-signing a public and official letter urging DOJ to use every tool at its disposal is a direct and substantial effort matching the commitment in the promise.