“The American public needs this agency solving problems, not speaking on panels."

Hahahahaha
“The moratorium on public speaking has thrown a wrench into several upcoming conferences that often feature FTC staff, such as next week’s American Bar Association’s annual consumer protection conference, which takes place every two years.”

Big thumbs up
The FTC in the last 20 years loved putting on roundtables, forums, panels, whatever.

Anything but ENFORCING THE LAW.
The FTC is a righteously screwed up agency because political leaders have infantilized and coddled the staff instead of treating them like adults with an important job to do. The charade has gone on long enough.
Anyone leaving the FTC now because Lina Khan is the Chair is acting like an artist leaving Italy because the Renaissance is beginning.

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