By Jody Godoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The House Judiciary Committee reversed course on a proposal to remove the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust authority on Wednesday, days after its Republican leadership included the measure in a budget package.
The House panel led by U.S. Representative Jim Jordan, a Republican, had included the proposal in its budget package on Monday. During a hearing on the package, Jordan offered and the committee passed an amendment that would remove the measure.
The FTC is using its antitrust authority to pursue a Big Tech crackdown supported by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, including potential probes into whether online platforms have broken the law in limiting conservatives’ speech.
(Reporting by Jody Godoy in Washington, Editing by Franklin Paul and Aurora Ellis)
