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In just a few hours, congress takes on big tech. this is not a first, but it's important. the house judiciary committee is set to hold what this time around is the first of several hearings that lawmakers are holding to try to limit the power, at least look at limiting the power of the biggest tech companies in this country. amazon, google, facebook, apple. today's hearing will focus specifically on what some see as anticompetitive practices. as newspaper lobbyists are pushing a bill that they say would even the playing field. brian stelter, host of reliable sources, joins me now. why is today...

Thank you. >> thank you. >> tucker: european legislators bill millions engaging in anticompetitive practices. american regulators, meanwhile, are nowhere to be found. why is that exactly? luther lowe is the senior vice president of public policy for yep and he joins us now. luther, thanks for coming. >> thanks for having me on. >> tucker: always particularly happy to talk to you since you write for a big tech company. really simple question google has a monopoly. nobody debates that monopolies are supposed to be banned by u.s. law. a whole congress with 535 people in it designed to protect us ...

Those days are over. we will no longer tolerate the audacious theft of intellectual property. we will confront the destructive practices of forcing businesses to surrender their technology to the state and forcing them into joint ventures and exchange from market to excess. we will address the massive subsidizing of industries through colossal enterprises that put private competitors out of business, happening all the time. we will not remain silent as american companies are targeted by state affiliated actors for economic gain, whether through cyber attacks, corporate espionage, or other anti...

Audacious theft of intellectual property. we will confront the destructive practices of forcing businesses to surrender their technology to the state and forcing them into joint ventures in exchange for market access. we will address the massive subsidizing of industries through colossal stayed-owned enterprises that put private competitors out of business. happening all the time. we will not remain silent as american companies are targeted by state affiliated actors for economic gain, whether through cyber attacks, corporate espionage, or other anticompetitive practices. we will encourage all...