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“This is a corrupt bid to allow dominant corporations to prey on American consumers, workers, and small businesses with impunity,” says Stacy Mitchell
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 18, 2025) – In response to President Trump’s decision to attempt to fire Federal Trade Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, ILSR co-executive director Stacy Mitchell made the following statement:
“President Trump’s attempt to fire two members of the Federal Trade Commission is an illegal and outrageous affront to the American people. Congress established the Commission as an independent agency in order to ensure its effectiveness in upholding the law and protecting Americans from concentrated corporate power and abuse.
“By violating the FTC’s independence and attempting to gut this crucial law-enforcement agency, President Trump is fulfilling the wishes of the Big Tech oligarchs and other powerful corporations who financed and backed his campaign. This is a corrupt bid to allow dominant corporations to prey on American consumers, workers, and small businesses with impunity.
“FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson’s acquiescence and refusal to uphold the law by rejecting these illegal dismissals is damning. We call on Congress and the Courts to immediately redress this outrage.”
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