Leader Schumer Statement Denouncing The Supreme Court’s Decision Expanding Donald Trump’s Power Over Independent Federal Agencies

New York, N.Y. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after the Supreme Court overturned a decades-old ruling that prevented the president from firing members of the Federal Trade Commission without cause, undermining the future independence of federal agencies:

"Trump's MAGA Supreme Court just gave him a permission slip to turn independent federal agencies into members-only clubs for his golf buddies and cronies.

"When Trump fired Rebecca Kelly Slaughter - my former Chief Counsel - from the FTC for no reason other than she was doing too good of a job protecting consumers, Trump sent an open invitation to bad actors to game the system. Instead of preserving independence intended to keep markets fair and protect consumers, Trump's instead catering to fraudsters and monopolists. And the Supreme Court is giving him a green light to do it.

"As Americans are crying out for relief from sky-high prices, we should be strengthening consumer protections-not tilting the playing field further for billionaires, monopolists, and special interests."

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