Happy Valentine’s Day: The Tipline for 14 February 2018

14 February 2018

We are up on the Hill this morning for the Senate commerce committee’s confirmation hearings for Federal Trade Commission chair nominee Joseph Simons and commissioner nominees Rohit Chopra, Noah Phillips and Christine Wilson.

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