Washington, D.C. — Following news that the United States Senate has confirmed Mark Meador to be the next Commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

“After nearly 80 days, it’s great to see the FTC once again have a five person, full Commission,” said Nidhi Hegde, Executive Director of the American Economic Liberties Project. “With the confirmation of Commissioner Meador, it’s now time to get Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter back in the building and working to continue the critical work of the FTC. At a time of severe economic volatility, the FTC has much work to do to ensure companies aren’t price gouging under the cover of tariffs uncertainty, vigorously enforce laws like the Robinson-Patman Act to protect small businesses from power buyers, protect our supply chains, and continue crucial cases against harmful healthcare monopolists like pharmacy benefit managers. We look forward to seeing this full Commission get to work quickly to protect consumers and honest businesses.”

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The American Economic Liberties Project works to ensure America’s system of commerce is structured to advance, rather than undermine, economic liberty, fair commerce, and a secure, inclusive democracy. Economic Liberties believes true economic liberty means entrepreneurs and businesses large and small succeed on the merits of their ideas and hard work; commerce empowers consumers, workers, farmers, and engineers instead of subjecting them to discrimination and abuse from financiers and monopolists; foreign trade arrangements support domestic security and democracy; and wealth is broadly distributed to support equitable political power.