The CEOs of both companies were hauled in front of a Senate antitrust panel within weeks of the announcement, where they were grilled by lawmakers skeptical of the companies’ protestations that the merger wouldn’t impact prices or hurt competition in the industry. But the $25 billion deal between two of the country’s top grocery companies immediately faced blowback when the merger was announced last October. The team will aim to highlight what the companies say are “tremendous benefits” to shoppers, staffers and communities, arguing the union will result in lower prices for customers “especially as customers stretch their budgets by eating more meals at home.” The former speaker still has no plans to register to lobby on the merger, and will instead serve as a strategic adviser to the grocer, Schnittger told PI. Boehner’s former deputy chief of staff David Schnittger and Trump White House alum Tommy Andrews, who both hail from Kroger’s hometown of Cincinnati like Boehner, will work on the account along with Caren Street, who previously served as chief of staff to now-Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. KROGER HIRES SQUIRE: Grocery giant Kroger is bringing in the big guns in its bid to secure federal approval to merge with rival grocery chain Albertsons, enlisting former House Speaker John Boehner and a team of bipartisan lobbyists at Squire Patton Boggs to rally support for the deal despite antitrust concerns.
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