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Ted Cruz: “The morale [of the FTC] plummeted when the agency lost sight…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Sen. Ted Cruz Chairs Commerce Committee Hearing on FTC Oversight

Published | Video Starts at 08:02

One of the saddest legacies of Chairwoman Khan was the ftc, an agency with professionals, with lawyers and economists who loved their work. The morale [of the FTC] plummeted when the agency lost sight of its statutory mission and instead became a partisan attack dog. that understandably had a negative effect on the professionals who work there. So I look forward to hearing how the FTC is now focused on faithfully enforcing those laws that Congress has enacted, rather than stretching beyond them. (08:02–08:20)

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Asserts that the FTC's morale declined due to it becoming partisan and losing focus on its statutory mission.

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