WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall issued the following press release:
On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ), led by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) calling for an investigation into growing consolidation in markets that provide critical products and services to fire departments and other public safety agencies nationwide.
Recent reports indicate that a single private equity-backed company now controls software used by roughly two-thirds of the nation's fire departments, following a series of acquisitions that have sharply reduced competition. As consolidation has increased, fire departments, particularly small, rural, and volunteer departments, have reporte...