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(EMAILWIRE.COM, September 25, 2008 ) WASHINGTON, DC –The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled "Small Business Competition Policy: Are Markets Open for Entrepreneurs?" The hearing will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in room 1539 of the Longworth House Office Building. The Committee will examine competition issues facing entrepreneurs and explore whether federal antitrust regulators are doing enough to maintain marketplace competition. The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission will testify before the committee. Representatives of physicians, medical device manufacturers, and the automotive aftermarket business will also deliver testimony regarding competition issues facing their industries.
WHAT: Hearing on “Small Business Competition Policy: Are Markets Open for Entrepreneurs?”
WHEN: September 25, 2008
10:00 a.m.
WHERE: 1539 Longworth HOB
Witness List—for planning purposes only:
Panel I
The Honorable William E. Kovacic
Chairman
Federal Trade Commission
Panel II
Dr. William Hazel Jr., MD
Secretary, Board of Trustees
American Medical Association
Dr. Jonathan Rubin
Partner
Patton Boggs LLP
On behalf of the American Antitrust Institute
Mr. Said Hilal
President
Applied Medical Resources Corp
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
On behalf of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association
Mr. Aaron Lowe
Vice President
Government Affairs
Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association
Mr. William MacLeod
Partner
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
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(EMAILWIRE.COM, September 25, 2008 ) WASHINGTON, DC –The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled "Small Business Competition Policy: Are Markets Open for Entrepreneurs?" The hearing will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in room 1539 of the Longworth House Office Building. The Committee will examine competition issues facing entrepreneurs and explore whether federal antitrust regulators are doing enough to maintain marketplace competition. The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission will testify before the committee. Representatives of physicians, medical device manufacturers, and the automotive aftermarket business will also deliver testimony regarding competition issues facing their industries.