As a commissioner, Varney voted to bring actions against Toys "R" Us for pressuring manufacturers to keep popular toys out of discount stores; to pursue charges of unfair advertising against the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, for its "Joe Camel" advertising campaign; and to impose conditions on the mega-merger between Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting System.
As a commissioner, Varney voted to take actions against Toys "R" Us for pressuring manufacturers to exclude popular toys from discount stores; to pursue charges of unfair advertising against the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, for its "Joe Camel" campaign; and to impose conditions on the mega-merger between Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting System.