On his final full day as an FTC commissioner, Chopra proposed and cast votes on more than 20 policy statements, cases and potential rule-makings. The backstory: The FTC is split 2-2 between Republicans and Democrats since Chopra’s departure, a deadlock that has hampered some of Khan’s priorities and could impede the agency’s decisions on matters such as its antitrust probe of Amazon. 2 GOP senator, are co-sponsors along with Missouri’s Roy Blunt, Wyoming’s Cynthia Lummis and Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson. Mike Lee, the top Republican on Senate Judiciary’s antitrust subcommittee, and John Thune, the No. The Republicans’ legislation would require the FTC to issue a rule that bars a commissioner’s votes from having an effect after he or she leaves the agency.
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