All Alvaro Bedoya articles
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News BriefFTC case against insulin price gouging halted after commissioners fired by Trump
A Federal Trade Commission case against insulin price gouging has come to a screeching halt after two Democratic commissioners were fired by President Donald Trump.
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News BriefDismissed Democrats on Federal Trade Commission sue Trump administration
Two former Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission–Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter–filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the remaining commissioners, claiming their recent termination was without cause and that the courts should rule their dismissals as “unlawful and ineffective.”
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News BriefDemocratic FTC commissioners blast Trump's 'illegal' firings
President Donald Trump fired two Democratic commissioners serving on the Federal Trade Commission, the regulatory agency overseeing antitrust and consumer protection laws and which has been traditionally independent and staffed by members of both political parties.
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FTC Democratic majority restored following Bedoya confirmation
Georgetown visiting law professor Alvaro Bedoya has been confirmed as a member of the Federal Trade Commission, following a Senate vote along party lines.
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ArticleRohit Chopra confirmed as CFPB director; more dominoes to follow?
The Senate confirmed Rohit Chopra to be the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a party-line vote. Lawmakers will soon shift their attention to his replacement at the Federal Trade Commission.
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ArticleBiden nominates 3 to CFTC, including Rostin Behnam as chair
President Joe Biden announced the nomination of three individuals to serve as commissioners at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, including the naming of Rostin Behnam as the agency’s full-time chair.