The president of the FTC, Andrew Ferguson, said that the agency is committed to protecting consumers and that its “mission is unchanged”.
The antitrust lawyer, Mark Meador, was confirmed as president of President Donald Trump to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on a party vote.
Meador, who has professional history at the Ministry of Justice and the Senator Mike Lee office, Rutah, will serve alongside the republican president named Trump, Andrew Ferguson, and the republican commissioner appointed Biden, Melissa Holyoak.
Each current Republican voted to confirm Meador, and each current democrat voted against him.
Gop meaning. John Boozman of Arkansas, Jerry Moran from Kansas and Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma did not vote.
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President of the FTC Andrew Ferguson. (FTC | Jeffrey Greenberg / Universal Images Group via Getty Images / Getty Images)
In addition, Senator Bernie Sanders, I-VT., A self-written democratic socialist who caucus with the Democrats, did not vote.
Meador’s placement on the board of directors comes after Trump dismissed two Democratic commissioners – Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya – who have brought back to court.
“The president wants the FTC to be a lapdog for his golf friends,” said Bedoya by contesting his dismissal, According to Axios.
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The two former commissioners also warned against authorizing it to access the Ministry of Government (DOGE) to Sensitive FTC files, claiming that they probably include sensitive data from private companies, including financial books that could affect “competitive dynamics”.
The ranks of the FTC are now at three Republicans and no Democrats. Founded by an act of congress and signed in the law by President Woodrow Wilson, the agency governs commercial competition and antitrust analysis and other concerns.
This is the only federal agency with consumer protection and competition jurisdiction in major sectors of the economy, and describes itself as focused on the consumer.
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In recent years, representative Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Has written legislation to update the construction of the FTC to include the regulatory authority and the authority of the first civil offense.
“For too long, the FTC has been paralyzed in its ability to promulgate efficient road rules for consumers and penalize businesses that harm our friends and neighbors. [We must] Make sure the FTC has all the tools it needs to protect Americans from crooks and bad players in an increasingly online world, “said Castor in 2021.
