Fifth, and final, FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny began...
Fifth, and final, FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny began her new role Monday (http://1.usa.gov/1lpVPIT). After months of stalling since President Barack Obama said he would nominate her (CD June 24 p12), the Senate finally voted to confirm McSweeny April 9 by…
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a 95-1 vote (CD April 10 p29). FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez said of McSweeny: “Her considerable experience in the law and public policy will be an asset to the agency as it continues to pursue its missions of protecting consumers and promoting competition.” McSweeny comes to the FTC from the Department of Justice, where she was chief counsel for competition policy and intergovernmental relations.