The president of the FTC, Andrew Ferguson, says that the agency is committed to the protection of consumers and that its ‘mission does not change’.
Antimonopoly lawyer Mark Meador was confirmed as nominated for President Donald Trump to the Federal Commerce Commission (FTC) in a vote of the party line.
Meador, who has labor history in the Department of Justice and in the office of Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, will serve with the Republican President appointed by Trump, Andrew Ferguson and the Republican Commissioner designated by Biden, Melissa Holyoak.
Each current Republican voted to confirm Meator, and each current Democrat voted against him.
The Sens. John Boozman of Arkansas, Jerry Moran of Kansas and Markwayne Mullin de Oklahoma did not vote.
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President of FTC Andrew Ferguson. (FTC | Jeffrey Greenberg / Universal Images Group through Getty Images / Getty Images)
In addition, Senator Bernie Sanders, I-VT., A self-written democratic socialist who is hunting with the Democrats, did not vote.
The placement of Meator on the Board occurs after Trump dismissed two Democratic commissioners, Rebecca Slaughter and Álvaro Bedoya, who have brought their endings to the courts.
“The president wants the FTC to be a newspaper for his golf friends,” Bedoya said when challenging his shot, According to Axios.
“Who will Trump’s FTC work? Will you work for billionaires or work for you?”
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The two former commissioners also warned that they do not allow access to the Government Efficiency Department (Doge) to FTC confidential archives, saying that they probably include confidential data from private companies, including financial book books that could affect the “competitive dynamic.”
The ranks of the FTC are now found in three Republicans and not Democrats. Founded by a Congress Law and signed in the statute of President Woodrow Wilson, the Agency governs commercial competition and analyzes antimonopoly and other concerns.
It is the only federal agency with consumer protection and jurisdiction of competition in broad sectors of the economy, and describes itself as consumer focused.
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In recent years, representative Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Has written the legislation to update the construction of the FTC to include the regulation authority and civil penalty authority of the first crime.
“For too long, the FTC has been hindered in its ability to promulgate effective road rules for consumers and penalize companies that damage our friends and neighbors. [We must] Make sure the FTC has all the tools you need to protect Americans from scammers and bad actors in an increasingly online world, “Castor said in 2021.
