What unusual coalition supports investigating meatpacker concentration?

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That's correct—strange bedfellows. Progressive Democrats (Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders) attack meatpacker concentration as corporate power squeezing workers and consumers. Trump-aligned populists (Josh Hawley, Tom Cotton) attack it as foreign companies (JBS, Smithfield) controlling American food supply and hurting rural farmers. Both want enforcement, but for different reasons: Dems focus on labor/consumer protection, Republicans focus on nationalism/farmer support. This coalition could drive real enforcement—or collapse over remedies (Dems want regulation, Republicans want deregulation + "buy American"). The Oct. 2025 settlements suggest bipartisan pressure works.

What unusual coalition supports investigating meatpacker concentration?

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