Tag: Commissioners

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...

FTC Acting Chairwoman, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Testifies before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law

Date

March 18, 2021

Acting Chairwoman vows to strongly enforce existing antitrust law to protect Americans from rising monopoly power and anticompetitive mergers Agency will prioritize deterrence and rulemaking to...

Prepared Statement of Federal Trade Commission Acting Chair Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Concerning "Reviving Competition Part 3: Strengthening the Laws to Address Monopoly Power"

Date

March 18, 2021

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P180101

Statement of Acting Chair Rebecca Kelly Slaughter (508.82 KB)

Opening Statement of Acting Chair Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Of the Judiciary Committee U.S. House of Representatives

Date

March 18, 2021

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P180101

Opening Statement of Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter (294.3 KB)

Prepared Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Concerning "Reviving Competition Part 3: Strengthening the Laws to Address Monopoly Power"

Date

March 18, 2021

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P180101

Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips (274.74 KB)

FTC Announces Multilateral Working Group to Build a New Approach to Pharmaceutical Mergers

Date

March 16, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission and its counterpart competition enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad are launching a working group to update their approach to analyzing the effects of...

FTC, DOJ Temporarily Suspend Discretionary Practice of Early Termination

Date

February 4, 2021

During the transition to the new Administration and given the unprecedented volume of HSR filings for the start of a fiscal year, the Federal Trade Commission, with support from the Antitrust Division...

FTC Acting Chair Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Announces Interim Leadership Appointments

Date

January 25, 2021

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, designated Acting Chair of the Federal Trade Commission by President Joseph R. Biden on January 21, today unveiled a number of interim leadership changes. “I am enormously...