A group of Senate Democrats is calling on President Trump to reverse the firings of two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to allow the independent agency to "get back to the people's work."

In a letter to Trump on Wednesday, more than two dozen lawmakers argued the firings "upend" the FTC's work on antitrust and consumer protection enforcement.

“This action contradicts long standing Supreme Court precedent, undermines Congress’s constitutional authority to create bipartisan, independent commissions," the lawmakers wrote, adding later, “We urge you to rescind these dismissals so the FTC can get back to the people’s work.”

The letter was led by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and........

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