After Legitimizing Trump s Election Lies, NY s Congressional Objectors Face Skittish Donors
arrow Rioters trying to overturn the 2020 election surrounded and stormed the U.S. Capitol last week. Bryan Dozier/Shutterstock
Hours after violent insurrectionists were finally cleared from the Capitol on January 6th, 147 Republican members of Congress voted to object to the electoral college victory of President-elect Joe Biden, undeterred in their allegiance to President Donald Trump, who had incited the riots.
For the four New York representatives who voted against certifying the election results Republicans Nicole Mallotakis, Lee Zeldin, Chris Jacobs, and Elise Stefanik their decision may come with financial costs, as some top donors have either backed away from their candidates, halted political donations altogether, or declined to issue any statement of support.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
A. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Consent decree for Stryker Corp. to divest assets as part of $4 billion acquisition of Wright Medical Group N.V.
On Nov. 3, 2020, the FTC announced that it would require Stryker Corp. and Wright Medical Group N.V. to divest assets related to Stryker’s total ankle replacements and finger joint implant products to remedy antitrust concerns that Stryker’s proposed $4 billion acquisition of Wright would harm competition in those markets. The FTC consent decree requires the divestiture of those assets to DJO Global, Inc., permitting it to become an independent, viable, and effective competitor to Stryker. The proposed consent decree also requires Stryker to supply DJO Global with transition assistance and to act as an intermediary supplier until DJO Global obtains FDA approval to be the legal manufacturer of the divested products