Parker beginning to backdown

[lowecur]

This merger proposal probably won't get to the point of a DOJ review, but for the sake of argument.

Oberstar and his committee can bring up objections and concerns which the DOJ must respond to, to their satisfaction.

Lowecur, you know a lot, could you give us an example of an airline merger that recieved DOJ approval but was opposed by the Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee?

If that's too tough, how about just a merger that had outstanding "concerns" by the Committee which were not addressed to the committees satisfaction by the DOJ?

Thanks in advance.

You're a funny guy.

Let's reverse the tables. Can you unequivacably say that the DOJ has never gone against the grain of a recommendation by a subcommittee when there is an antitrust issue involved? If that's the case, then I will bow to you if and when they make the decision that you seem to think is ironclad.

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[FDJ2]

Can you unequivacably say that the DOJ has never gone against the grain of a recommendation by a subcommittee when there is an antitrust issue involved? If that's the case, then I will bow to you if and when they make the decision that you seem to think is ironclad.

imp:​

Yes, I can. The DOJ Anti-Trust Division has never gone against the recommendations or failed to address the concerns of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee since the DOJ has been empowered to oversee the anti-trust issues of airline mergers.

Now bow before me and stay there until I say otherwise.