Temporary National Economic Committee Launches Comprehensive Investigation of Monopoly and Economic Concentration
Congress authorizes the Temporary National Economic Committee (TNEC) on June 16, 1938, launching the most comprehensive investigation of monopoly power and economic concentration in American history. Chaired by Senator Joseph O’Mahoney of Wyoming, the committee conducts three years of hearings …
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joseph O'Mahoney
Thurman Arnold
U.S. Congress
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