President Joe Biden formally announced new actions Monday his administration is taking to try to reduce costs and spur competition across industries, headlined by air transportation and the poultry and meat industries.
“You should know the full cost of your ticket right when you’re comparison shopping,” the president said. “The Federal Communications Commission is doing the same thing for fees that internet companies charge.”
Even as he touted the work of the White House Competition Council so far, the president said he expected its members and agencies to do more. The group was established to “to promote competition in the American economy,” according to a White House fact sheet.
