Lawmakers push to block Kroger-Albertsons merger amid competition concerns

More than two dozen members of Congress are working to stop a merger between Kroger and Albertsons.

After filing an amicus brief with over two dozen members of Congress, Washington’s U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden — both Democrats — held a news conference outside a Northeast Portland Fred Meyer.

“It is time to recall this lousy merger idea,” said Wyden.

The Federal Trade Commission has sued to stop the merger.

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