Senate Spars with FTC BCP Director Sam Levine over FTC Enforcement, Surprisingly from Both Sides

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The Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security held its second hearing in less than a year on COVID-19 fraud, price gouging, and related enforcement efforts. Groundhog Day Eve was a fitting date for the hearing, as the Federal Trade Commission – this time through Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Samuel Levine – again called on Congress to pass legislation to clarify the agency’s Section 13(b) authority in the wake of the Supreme Court’s AMG decision.