Elizabeth Warren
Role at the time: U.S. senator from Massachusetts, in her prepared opening statement for a July 30, 2024 Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy hearing
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Elizabeth Warren argued that the FTC's rule carries out Congress's instruction to prohibit unfair methods of competition.
“With this rule, the FTC is doing exactly what Congress authorized it to do – prohibiting unfair methods of competition.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Elizabeth Warren opening statement on the FTC noncompete rule · Elizabeth WarrenPrepared opening statement for the July 30, 2024 hearing, paragraph beginning With this rule
Senate release reproducing Warren's prepared remarks and hearing exchanges from July 30, 2024.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Relative to the nationwide noncompete rule, Warren defends both its purpose and the FTC's authority to issue it.