Senate Republicans took advantage of a nomination hearing for the Federal Trade Commission to take aim at the agency’s embattled chief and nail down commitments on artificial intelligence.
Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, who is up for reconfirmation after a five-year term, fended off questions from Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas), Deb Fischer (Nebraska), and Dan Sullivan (Alaska) over the agency’s morale issues and other criticism directed at FTC Chair Lina Khan. Slaughter and two new Republican nominees to the agency testified at a Wednesday nomination hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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