Ted Cruz: “FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan went well outside the agency's…”

“But when Congress delegates broad powers to an agency without guardrails or limits and without conducting consistent oversight, that agency inevitably will test and expand its authority. It's why, during the Biden administration, FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan went well outside the agency's legal authority and instead pursued a weaponized political agenda. It was hardly the first time the FTC unlawfully expanded its authority authority, notably in the 1960s and 70s amid a period of FTC massive overreach and rulemaking binges.” (03:45–03:56)

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