[dfxm12]

A more cynical view is that the goal is to make it seem like the administration is trying to follow through with some campaign promises while not doing much of legwork to actually do it.

It takes very little to issue an EO. It takes more to work with colleagues in congress to actually implement some of the stuff laid out here. Biden's predecessor really laid the framework here and turned it into an artform - issue a worthless EO, get a great photo op and some feel good stories in the media, then everyone forgets why they can't figure out hospital prices in a few weeks again.

For some more context, it is within Biden's power to appoint an assistant attorney general for antitrust, but as of last week, he still hasn't [0]. I'm not sure how serious this rhetoric around strengthening antitrust guidance really is, in light of that.

I'd love to be proven wrong, but I think this administration has earned my skepticism. Time will tell.

0 - https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-tech/2021/07/07...