Biden Announces 2 Republican Nominees for FTC Positions

President Joe Biden has announced plans to nominate Virginia Solicitor General Andrew Ferguson and Utah Solicitor General Melissa Holyoak to serve as Republican commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
The White House announced the GOP nominations—part of a longstanding practice to include bipartisan membership—in a July 3 press release.
Senate lawmakers will need to vote to confirm Biden’s nominees for the FTC positions before they can work for the agency, which consists of five commissioners and works to protect U.S. consumers from fraudulent behavior, deceptive advertising, and unfair business practices.
If the Senate does confirm the nominations of the two solicitors general, the FTC will be made up of a Democratic chair, Lina Khan, and two Republican and two Democratic commissioners, although the balance of power will remain relatively unchanged….}