Sen. Hollings Mulling Salary Suspension For FTC Chairman, Commissioners
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A potential salary suspension for the Federal Trade Commission's five commissioners and senior staff, if enacted, would slow down the majority of FTC's operations indefinitely, according to the agency
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