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This hearing is 2 1 2 hours. Good morning. Today we welcome four nominees to testify before the committee as we consider their nominations to serve as commissioners of the federal trade commission. Nominated to serve as a commissioner and ftc chairman and his credentials are impressive. Mr. Simon served as the ftcs chief antitrust enforcer, among other positions the the commission. Most recently, he served and was partner and cochair of the entrust group at a law firm. Christine wilson is an antitrust and Consumer Protection attorney who served as Vice President for regulatory and International Affairs at delta airlines. She too as worked at the commission before serving as chief of staff to kim murris during the george w. Bush administration. Noah Joshua Phillips is a familiar face to many of us, as he currently serves as chief counsel to senator john cornyn, where he advises on issues such as antitrust and intellectual property. Finally. Mr. Chopra has extensive experience in Governm
And Transportation Committee heard from the four nominees on issues including antitrust laws, Prescription Drug pricing, Credit Rating agencies and the influence of Big Tech Companies like google and facebook. This hearing is 2 1 2 hours. Good morning. Today we welcome four nominees to testify before the committee as we consider their nominations to serve as commissioners of the federal trade commission. Nominated to serve as a commissioner and ftc chairman and his credentials are impressive. Mr. Simon served as the ftcs chief antitrust enforcer, among other positions the the commission. Most recently, he served and was partner and cochair of the entrust group at a law firm. Christine wilson is an antitrust and Consumer Protection attorney who served as Vice President for regulatory and International Affairs at delta airlines. She too as worked at the commission before serving as chief of staff to kim murris during the george w. Bush administration. Noah Joshua Phillips is a familiar f
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Featuring documents and artifacts organized into 12 episodes of the war that was raging in Southeast Asia 50 years ago. Up next, on american artifacts, an interview with the archivist of the United States, followed by a tour of the exhibit with curator alice camps. This is just under half an hour. David ferrell, archivist of the United States. What was the reason for the vietnam exhibit . Its a commemoration of the anniversary of the war itself. The national archive, the Record Keeper of the country commemorates high point, low points in our history with major exhibits and this one was particularly important to me since im a vietnam vet, and i wanted to make sure that a war that is still so controversial and we had an opportunity to tell the story from the records. Had the archives ever had the vietnam exhibit before on the expose on vietnam in its past . No. I think its safe to say that in the past the subject was avoided as has been in most museums and institutions across the country