Yvette Clarke

Congress moves forward on kids online safety

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Diminished FTC independence looms over kids safety lawmaking.

Some Democrats on the panel and one witness warn that a politicized and weakened Federal Trade Commission could undermine enforcement of any laws passed. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) recalls an earlier hearing derailed by the president’s firing of two Democratic commissioners — the subject of a Supreme Court hearing Monday.

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