Tag: Commissioners

Statement of FTC Chair Lina M. Khan on the Nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to Serve as a Commissioner

Date

September 13, 2021

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan issued the following statement regarding the White House nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to serve as an FTC Commissioner: “Congratulations to Alvaro Bedoya on...

Prepared Oral Statement of FTC Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Hearing on “Transforming the FTC: Legislation to Modernize Consumer Protection”

Date

July 28, 2021

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner

Text of Oral Statement of FTC Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips (259.17 KB)

Prepared Opening Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce

Date

July 28, 2021

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Text of Opening Statement by Commissioner Rohit Chopra (115.7 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce (146.43 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Date

July 28, 2021

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Oral Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson As Prepared for Delivery Before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce

Date

July 28, 2021

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Text of Oral Remarks by Commissioner Christine S. Wilson (168.59 KB)

Testimony

Transforming the FTC: Legislation to Modernize Consumer Protection

Date

July 28, 2021

Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner;

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner;

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner;

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P994811

Text of the Testimony (148.72 KB)

FTC Testifies Before House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Legislation to Modify the Commission’s Authority and Address Challenges Facing the Agency

Date

July 28, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce on legislation to modify the FTC’s authority and address other pressing...

FTC to Ramp Up Law Enforcement Against Illegal Repair Restrictions

Date

July 21, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission today unanimously voted to ramp up law enforcement against repair restrictions that prevent small businesses, workers, consumers, and even government entities from fixing...

Policy Statements

Statement of the Commission on the Withdrawal of the Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding "Unfair Methods of Competition" Under Section 5 of the FTC Act

Date

July 9, 2021

Matter Number

P210100

Statement of the Commission (237.05 KB)

FTC Votes to Update Rulemaking Procedures, Sets Stage for Stronger Deterrence of Corporate Misconduct

Date

July 1, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission approved changes to its Rules of Practice to modernize the way it issues Trade Regulation Rules under Section 18 of the FTC Act, which will provide a roadmap for...

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson

Date

July 1, 2021

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P072104

P074204

P210100

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson on the Open Commission Meeting on July 1, 2021 (286.59 KB)

Dissenting Remarks of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Regarding the Commission's Issuance of Seven Omnibus Resolution

Date

July 1, 2021

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P210100

Dissenting Remarks of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Regarding the Commission's Issuance of Seven Omnibus Resolution (179.14 KB)

Lina M. Khan Sworn in as Chair of the FTC

Date

June 15, 2021

Lina M. Khan was sworn in today as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission. President Biden named Khan, a Democrat, to a term on the Commission that expires September 25, 2024, and designated her as...

Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson regarding the Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force

Date

May 11, 2021

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson regarding the Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force (543.29 KB)

Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force Seeks Public Input

Date

May 11, 2021

Staff from the Federal Trade Commission, Canada’s Competition Bureau, the European Commission Directorate General for Competition, the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority, the U.S. Department of...

Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra regarding the Review of the FTC's Pharmaceutical Merger Enforcement Program

Date

May 11, 2021

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra regarding the Review of the FTC's Pharmaceutical Merger Enforcement Program (240.58 KB)

Statement of Acting FTC Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter on the Nomination of Lina M. Khan

Date

March 22, 2021

Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter issued the following statement regarding the White House nomination of Lina M. Khan to serve as an FTC Commissioner: “I congratulate...