US EditionSenate Democrats call on Trump to reverse FTC firings
- Democrats Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya were fired from the Federal Trade Commission by President Trump, who faced criticism for this decision being described as an "illegal ploy to make the FTC 'a lapdog for his golfing buddies.'"
- Rebecca Kelly Slaughter stated that the firings threaten the stability of markets, saying, "If I can be fired, I don't know why Jerome Powell can't be fired."
- Andrew Ferguson, the Republican Chair of the FTC, defended Trump's right to remove Commissioners, asserting it is necessary for "democratic accountability for our government."
- The Trump administration indicated willingness to challenge the 1935 Supreme Court precedent regarding Commissioner firings, stating, "If we have to fight it all the way to the Supreme Court, we certainly will.
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Federal Trade Commission Democrat claims Trump firing her threatens market stability
"If we have to fight it all the way to the Supreme Court, we certainly will" to protect Trump's ability to fire Democrats on independent commissions, White House press secretary says.
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Senate Democrats call on Trump to reverse FTC firings
A group of Senate Democrats is calling on President Trump to reverse the firings of two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to allow the independent agency to “get back to the people’s work.” In a letter to Trump on Wednesday, more than two dozen lawmakers argued the firings “upend” the FTC’s work…
·Washington, United States
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