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Tennessee Hillbilly

(588 posts)
Thu May 12, 2022, 09:37 AM May 2022

Federal Trade Commission Gets A Democratic Majority

“Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan now has the Democratic majority she needs to turn her progressive vision for antitrust and privacy into reality,” Politico reports.

“The Senate’s confirmation of Georgetown University law professor Alvaro Bedoya on Wednesday will end a 2-2 partisan deadlock that kept many of Khan’s priorities on ice since October.”
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"she may be able to cause headaches for Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter"

Link to article on Politico
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/11/senate-vote-lina-khan-antitrust-00029129

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Federal Trade Commission Gets A Democratic Majority (Original Post) Tennessee Hillbilly May 2022 OP
Don't waste time talking to us. Just do it. Baitball Blogger May 2022 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #2
Thank you Joe Biden! Thank you Senate! FakeNoose May 2022 #3

Baitball Blogger

(46,756 posts)
1. Don't waste time talking to us. Just do it.
Thu May 12, 2022, 10:20 AM
May 2022

Every institution that we are within reach of winning over, should have the new members ready to walk in with plans in hand. We do not have time to waste. We are in a pivotal time in history.

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FakeNoose

(32,725 posts)
3. Thank you Joe Biden! Thank you Senate!
Thu May 12, 2022, 12:19 PM
May 2022

It's going to take at LEAST 10 YEARS to undo all the damage and rot of the Chump Administration. Some things can never be undone, but at least we need to try.

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