US FTC's Meador says commissioners can't be 'unaccountable technocrats'
By Khushita Vasant and Claude Marx ( September 14, 2026, 19:25 GMT | Insight) -- US Federal Trade Commissioner Mark Meador said Monday that agency members can't and shouldn't operate as "unaccountable technocrats attempting to micromanage the economy." He also lauded the Supreme Court's decision that upheld the firing of former Democratic Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter.US Federal Trade Commissioner Mark Meador said Monday that agency members can't and shouldn't operate as "unaccountable technocrats attempting to micromanage the economy." He also lauded the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the firing of former Democratic commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter....
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