OTHER NEWS - April 8, 1995
Pitofsky Confirmed to Head FTC: The Senate gave the nod to the nomination of law school professor Robert Pitofsky to head the agency. Pitofsky, who could be sworn in as early as next week, takes over the Federal Trade Commission leadership from Republican Janet D. Steiger, who remains a member of the agency, which enforces business competition and consumer protection laws. Pitofsky, who is associated with the Washington firm of Arnold & Porter, served as an FTC commissioner in the Carter Administration. He headed its Bureau of Consumer Protection from 1970 to 1973.
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