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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have announced a hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget.”

“The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) mission is to ensure that it enhances consumer welfare without imposing undue burdens on business. We have been very clear over the last few years via hearings, letters, and legislation when we have seen a departure from that mission,” said Chairs Rodgers and Bilirakis. “After much delay, the FTC finally has five commissioners in place. We look forward to hearing from FTC Chairwoman Khan and the other four Commissioners on how to make sure the Commission stays focused on its mission of protecting the American people from actual harms and not getting distracted by ambiguous aims and theoretical goals.”

The hearing will be held by the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

**WHAT:** Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce hearing to discuss President Biden’s FY 2025 budget request for the Federal Trade Commission.

**DATE:** Tuesday, July 9, 2024

**TIME:** 10:30 AM ET

**LOCATION:** 2322 Rayburn House Office Building

**WITNESSES:**

- The Honorable Lina M. Khan, Chair, Federal Trade Commission

- The Honorable Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission

- The Honorable Alvaro Bedoya, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission

- The Honorable Melissa Holyoak, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission

- The Honorable Andrew N. Ferguson, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission

This notice is at the direction of the Chair. The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be live-streamed online at https://energycommerce.house.gov/. For questions concerning the hearing, please contact Alex Khlopin at Alex.Khlopin@mail.house.gov. For press-related inquiries, please contact Sean Kelly at Sean.Kelly@mail.house.gov.

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