WASHINGTON – After Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy this week, Competitiveness Coalition Chair Scott Brown laid the blame for this debacle at the feet of the Biden-Harris Department of Justice Antitrust Division, led by Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, who sued to stop Spirit’s proposed merger with JetBlue in March 2023:

“It should outrage every American that Spirit Airlines saw no other option than to declare bankruptcy, especially after their efforts to streamline and improve their operations were blocked by left-wing zealots in the Biden Administration,” said Brown, a former U.S. Senator and Ambassador. “Make no mistake, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s misguided crusade to quash Spirit’s last lifeline, a merger with JetBlue, is directly to blame for this fiasco. As has happened all too often under the Biden-Harris antitrust regime, ranging from the DOJ to the off-the-rails FTC led by an ideological extremist like Lina Khan, consumers bear the brunt of decreased competition and choices.”

For nearly three years, the Competitiveness Coalition has been sounding the alarm on the Biden-Harris administration’s egregious overreach and concerning actions. For more information on the Coalition’s work on this front, please visit competitivenesscoalition.com. Members of the press can contact the coalition at press@competitivenesscoalition.com.

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