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Lawmakers warn removal of FTC commissioners hampers AI oversight and antitrust cases
Summary
At an April 2 hearing, members and witnesses said the Trump administration's removal of two Democratic FTC commissioners has left the agency unable to adjudicate pending cases and weakened enforcement capacity on AI-related competition and consumer-protection matters.
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and witnesses at a House hearing on Wednesday warned that recent actions removing Democratic commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission have slowed or halted enforcement work the agency would ordinarily pursue on competition and consumer-protection matters tied to artificial intelligence.
Representative Jerrold Nadler, the ranking member, and Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya described how litigation and administrative reviews at the FTC were paused after agency judges…
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