One of President Biden's key administrative nominees is a step closer to confirmation after Alvaro Bedoya, Biden's pick for Federal Trade Commissioner, narrowly cleared a key procedural vote in the Senate
The decision paves the way for a final floor vote on Bedoya's nomination, to be held at a later time. But what was supposed to be a 15-minute process on Wednesday stretched on for over two hours, culminating in Vice President Kamala Harris traveling to Capitol Hill to break a 50-50 tie.The close Senate vote reflects a partisan rift over Bedoya, a visiting professor at Georgetown University's law school and founding director of its center on privacy.
New lawsuit targets alleged car warranty phone scamsBedoya's past research has focused on the potential for artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology to discriminate against minorities."Mr. Bedoya's record shows that he would drive the FTC, an agency with a tradition of bipartisanship, further down the hyper-partisan path it has taken under Chair Lina Khan," Wicker said in a statement.
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