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- ↑ [ https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2023/10/cantwell-committee-sends-faa-administrator-to-full-senate-with-unanimous-approval "Commerce Committee Advances FAA Administrator, FTC Commissioners, CPSC Commissioner and Amtrak Board of Directors" United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, October 18, 2023]
- ↑ "PN799 — Andrew N. Ferguson — Federal Trade Commission" United States Senate, March 7, 2024
