Members of Congress in favor of giving FTC authority to impose monetary relief orders against firms linked to false advertising likely were caught off guard when West Virginia Democrat said he wouldn’t vote for legislation with $2.2 trillion for climate change, tax and social programs that President Biden made a primary plank of his Capitol Hill strategy and that the House passed in November.
Sen. Joe Manchin’s last-minute decision not to support the “Build Back Better Act” surprised more than fellow Democrats in Congress as well as the White House.
Members of Congress in favor of giving the Federal Trade Commission authority to impose monetary relief orders against marketers linked...