( May 14, 2026, 18:25 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Trump administration and leaders in Congress should "restore competition to its rightful place at the center of American economic life" by taking on the market power of Big Pharma and Big Ag, the new Main Street Competition Coalition said in a letter to the White House and US congressional leadership. "Concentration of buyer power, discriminatory pricing and contract terms imposed on smaller customers, vertical integration that closes off independent channels, and retaliation against independent rivals are recurring features across the American economy," the letter said. The National Community Pharmacists' Association and National Grocers Association, founding investors in the coalition, "represent thousands of Main Street businesses that are often forced to defend themselves against the unfair practices of vertically-integrated corporate giants," the grocers group said in a statement accompanying the letter.See statement and letter....
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