Liberal antitrust advocates pushed for Biden to nominate Kanter. Democrats in Congress who are critical of Big Tech, like Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee, praised his nomination. At the time, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), the top Republican on the panel, said he was “encouraged” by Kanter’s track record as a Big Tech critic. “I look forward to learning more about his qualifications through the confirmation process,” he said.
