Andrew Ferguson writes for the New York Post about a significant shift for a major federal agency.
Every agency must do its part to repair the damage from four years of the Biden-Harris administration — as well as decades of swamp politicians who got rich while many Americans were left behind.
The Federal Trade Commission is leading the way. In the last few weeks, my agency has taken critical steps to deregulate our economy and to protect Americans from fraud and anticompetitive practices.
This month the president directed me to uncover federal regulations for deletion that harm Americans by stifling competition, entrepreneurship and innovation.
In response, the FTC has launched a public inquiry to identify these harmful rules so that we can hear from all Americans — not just the elites and the rich — about how the federal government hurts small businesses and everyday consumers.
For decades, Washington has been focused on picking winners and losers. Regulators captured by powerful private interests may exclude new market entrants, stifle competition and create monopolies.
No longer. Getting rid of these barriers will unlock the incredible innovation of the American people and allow markets to work on the revitalization of our economy.
Unlocking the full potential of our economy requires an energy revolution. That’s why I’m asking my colleagues to undo the onerous and illegal consent decrees put in place by my FTC predecessor against oil and gas companies.
The Biden administration abused our antitrust laws to satisfy Democratic interest groups and advance their catastrophic climate agenda. The FTC should not take orders from Greta Thunberg.
Instead of doing the bidding of radicals, the FTC ought to be looking out for average Americans who are tired of liberal elites dictating what they can say or think.
That’s exactly why we’ve filed a lawsuit against Meta, which we allege engaged in anticompetitive and monopolistic behavior when it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp.
