Ex-FTC commissioner calls on Congress to reassert authority after SCOTUS decision
Key takeaways
- The conservative majority ruled 6-3 in favor of the president, expanding presidential power over an independent agency within the executive branch and overturning 91 years of legal precedent.
- Slaughter added that it was in everybody s interest, whomever party you are from, for Congress to use that power, which it really has been neglecting.
- She later said that the ruling does not end the conversation about the Federal Trade Commission s (FTC) role in protecting consumers while maintaining its political independence.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The conservative majority ruled 6-3 in favor of the president, expanding presidential power over an independent agency within the executive branch and overturning 91 years of legal precedent.
Listen, I think what we really need from Congress is for members on both sides of the aisle, Democrat and Republican, to reassert their constitutional responsibility to provide checks on an out of control executive, and they have powers to do so, including the power of the purse and the power of oversight, Slaughter told reporters during a virtual press conference.
Slaughter added that it was in everybody s interest, whomever party you are from, for Congress to use that power, which it really has been neglecting.