FTC:WATCH exclusive: Interview with Chairman Burgess

(April 29, 2015) -- Editor’s Note: The Federal Trade Commission has a new overseer in the House—and FTC:WATCH seized the opportunity to speak with him to get a preview of what lies ahead. Representative Michael Burgess took over this year as chairman of the Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. His panel has a wide area of jurisdiction, including overseeing the Federal Trade Commission and many of the policy areas where the FTC has authority. Burgess recently sat down with FTC:WATCH and discussed the panel’s priorities and his changing—and increasingly positive—views of the FTC....

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