U.S. Chamber urges Senate to wait on FTC nominee Bedoya
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday urged the Senate to delay consideration of President Joe Biden's Federal Trade Commission nominee Alvaro Bedoya, accusing the current FTC leadership of undermining companies' confidence in the agency.
The business lobbying group pointed to recent changes under FTC Chair Lina Khan, including action over consumer protection rule-making and a vote over a study of pharmacy benefit managers by the regulator.
"Current leadership of the FTC has engaged in a pattern of conduct that undermines the confidence of the business community in the agency’s...