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Republicans accuse FTC chief of illegal 'campaign-style' public appearanceshttps://t.co/2Z6USTcAtg

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Republicans including House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio said Khan’s reported appearances with lawmakers including Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and Senator John Hickenlooper of Colorado potentially violate a ban on partisan political activity by federal government employees," reported Billy House. "Jordan and Senator Mike Lee of Utah, in a letter to Khan on Monday announcing their joint inquiry, said her 'campaign-style tour' raises perception of breaching ethical standards" — although they did not cite any specific violation they believe Khan committed. 

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Khan, who has become a powerful voice for regulating deceptive corporate practices and breaking up monopolies, has become a particular enemy for Republicans in Congress. Earlier this month, Jordan sent another letter to Khan warning her to stop pursuing civil rights complaints against an Arizona car dealership accused of charging higher interest rates to Latino customers, claiming that this is not within the scope of the FTC's mandate."

Any coincidence that this is in the news now?

The Oregon-based company BrucePac, which sells pre-cooked proteins, is recalling 11,765,285 pounds of meat and poultry that it shipped to grocery stores, restaurants, schools and other institutions nationwide, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

Meat and food packing has shrunk down to a very few companies. Which is how one plant (in Oklahoma) can affect 11.7 million pounds of food across the country.

It also doesn’t help the food was distributed from May to October before anyone thought there might be a problem.

No, the FTC has nothing to do with the FDA, but who’s going to go after the FDA right now? And if it has the benefit of distracting from the question of monopolies in the food supply chain…hey, win-win!