On April 15th, 2026 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson and fellow Commissioner Mark Meador testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Their testimony should please supporters of a restrained approach to antitrust enforcement. Without directly mentioning Lina Khan (his predecessor at the FTC) by name, Ferguson seemed to repudiate her holistic approach to antitrust. Chair Ferguson stated that the FTC is not a “general economic regulator”, but an agency whose mandate is limited to consumer protection and antitrust enforcement.
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