1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

I urge you to reappoint Lina Khan as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Under Khan's leadership, the FTC has taken a strong stance against corporate consolidation and anti-competitive practices that harm consumers and workers. Her efforts have blocked numerous billion-dollar mergers across various industries on the grounds that they would undermine competition, enable price gouging, and exploit labor. Khan represents a much-needed aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement after decades of lax oversight that allowed unchecked monopolistic behavior. Her dismissal would signal a concerning return to an era of regulatory capture favoring big business interests over the public good. Keeping her at the FTC would demonstrate a continued commitment to promoting competition, reining in corporate power, and safeguarding consumer welfare. With the economy thriving, there are growing incentives for further industry consolidation through mergers and acquisitions. Khan's expertise in reining in anti-competitive behavior is critical at this juncture. Her replacement with a more industry-friendly regulator risks opening the floodgates to monopolistic practices that enrich corporate profits at the expense of the public. I implore you to retain Lina Khan to protect fair markets and competition.