WASHINGTON – In the wake of iRobot’s announcement that it filed for bankruptcy and that the company would now be controlled by its Chinese supplier, Competitiveness Coalition Chairman Ronna McDaniel lamented this outcome in the below statement:

“Americans will not hear Lina Khan or Elizabeth Warren take ownership for their role in devaluing Massachusetts-based iRobot and forcing it to lay off hundreds of workers, but make no mistake, their influence and opposition to its merger with Amazon undeniably contributed to this outcome. The worst part about iRobot’s demise is that it was entirely preventable,” said McDaniel, a former four-term Republican National Committee (RNC) chair. “Had Khan and Warren given both U.S. tech firms a fair shake and considered the acquisition in earnest, one of America’s key innovators might not have fallen under Chinese control. I’m hopeful that this issue, and Khan’s collusion with European regulators to squash the deal will be discussed during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on anti-American antitrust.” 

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