Blog: Consumer Protection Connection
Bedoya Confirmed as Fifth FTC Commissioner; Congress Debates FTC Act Revisions
Alvaro Bedoya, a Democrat, was confirmed on May 11, 2022, to serve as the fifth Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). With the Senate deadlocked at 50-50 along partisan lines, Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote. Bedoya replaces former Commissioner Rohit Chopra, who left the FTC last October to lead the Consumer... Continue Reading