Senate Confirms Meador to the FTC on 50-46 Vote
The Senate voted 50-46 Thursday to confirm Mark Meador as an FTC commissioner, as expected (see 2503030044).
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Chairman Andrew Ferguson now has a 3-0 Republican majority with the addition of Meador. Recently fired Democrats Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya are suing the Trump administration to be reinstated on the commission (see 2503270056).
Ferguson in his congratulatory statement cited Meador's antitrust background, saying he will be a "great asset" to the Trump administration FTC.