Smooth sailing at hearing for FTC nominee McSweeny

(October 1, 2013) -- By the conclusion of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee’s recent hearing on her nomination to be an FTC commissioner, Terrell McSweeny had reason to smile. She had succeeded in making no waves, saying nothing terribly substantive, and generally sticking to her script of talking up apple pie issues such as the importance of collegiality at the agency and of its core mission of enforcing the laws that protect consumers and promote competition....

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