A few corporations now decide nearly every part of our lives: what we see online, what farmers get paid, what families pay at the store, how much our prescriptions cost, and how big our utility bills are at the end of the month because companies like National Grid know we have nowhere else to go. We’re down to four major airlines, four meatpacking giants, and in most of our district, one real broadband option.

I support restoring real freedom in our economy. Congress must stop mergers in industries already cornered by a handful of giants, break up corporations that use their size to dictate prices, and enforce fair-contract rules that protect farmers and small businesses. We should crack down on the algorithmic price-gouging that lets companies raise bills in the shadows and build public options in markets where monopolies have abandoned us.

Without action, it’s the same story. We're left with fewer jobs, higher prices, and less freedom. Corporate consolidation extracts from our communities, and our families feel it in their grocery bills, farmers feel it in one-sided contracts, and small businesses feel it when big chains undercut them.

These are not fair markets — it’s a rigged system designed to squeeze us. If we want fair competition, it's time to break 'em up.