WASHINGTON — Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) issued the below statement following a meeting of the Progressive Caucus with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan.
“This week, our members had a productive and insightful discussion with FTC Chair Lina Khan on the agency’s initiatives to strengthen worker power and foster economic justice. From working to lower drug prices and cracking down on data abuses that infringe on people’s privacy, to investigating surveillance pricing, the FTC under Khan is doing vital work to protect working Americans from monopoly power and corporate greed that our members strongly back and are committed to supporting through our work in Congress. These policies are not only what’s right for workers—they’re extremely popular amongst the American people on both sides of the aisle.
“We also heard an update from Chair Khan regarding recent legal challenges to the agency’s authority on noncompete clauses, abusive practices that affect one in five American workers and deprive them of living wages and economic freedom. To be clear: the noncompetes ban is legal, vital, and I look forward to seeing it upheld in court and fully implemented next month. Progressives will continue to push to codify this rule in law and fight back against disingenuous efforts by the corporate lobby to suppress worker power.
“We thank Chair Khan and the Biden-Harris administration for their laser focus on bringing economic relief to working people, and look forward to continuing to partner together to deliver for working people in the coming months and years.”
