FTC Chair Khan said it takes “courage” to take on companies with immense power, especially in the face of the FTC’s own resource challenges.
from antitrust matters involving their businesses. They argued that Khan's past statements and work for the Open Markets Institute and the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust investigating tech firms, indicated she had prejudged their liability.
Khan declined to throw her weight behind any particular bills that would reform antitrust law that are being considered in Congress, but she supported additional resources for the agency and generally welcomed congressional action to minimize certain hurdles enforcers must consider in bringing cases.
"What are instances in which certain types of actions could have a market-wide impact?" Khan said, giving an example of a question the agency might consider.
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