"She entered the FTC with an ambitious mandate to transform the government agency, broaden its focus to increase scrutiny of corporate mergers and do more to protect consumers and got results. She brought down the price of inhalers (routinely being sold for hundreds of dollars) by tackling price gouging by pharmaceutical companies. She blocked a huge supermarket merger and returned more than $60m to Amazon drivers in unpaid tips."
"Khan, who made her name calling out big tech monopolies, knows first-hand what it's like to have influential opponents. After she was confirmed in post at the FTC with bipartisan support, Meta and Amazon tried to get her to recuse herself from investigating them. In the 2024 presidential race, two billionaire Democratic donors publicly called on Kamala Harris to fire Khan if she became president."
Lina Khan was appointed FTC chair at 32 and pursued an ambitious agenda to reshape the agency, increase merger scrutiny, and strengthen consumer protection. She reduced inhaler prices by tackling pharmaceutical price gouging, blocked a large supermarket merger, and returned over $60m to Amazon drivers in unpaid tips. All achievements occurred within four years while navigating internal bureaucratic hostility. Khan left the FTC when Trump returned to the White House and now joins the New York mayor-elect's transition team as one of five women. Her record prompted attempts by major companies and donors to limit or remove her influence.
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