Twenty-five consumer protection groups are urging lawmakers to launch a probe into the recent firings of two Democratic Federal Trade Commission members and to block the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s FTC nominee until the fired commissioners get their jobs back.
“We urge you to investigate these unlawful attempted firings and act swiftly to restore the FTC’s independence, using all tools available to Congress,” reads the letter, which was shared with NOTUS ahead of being sent to lawmakers on Friday.
The letter, addressed to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, was in response to Trump firing FTC commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter on Tuesday. The fired commissioners were the sole Democratic members of the five-member independent board.