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Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization

Full Committee Hearing
Date:  Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Time:  9:30 AM
Location:  SR

The hearing will examine a diverse range of policy areas under the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) jurisdiction including: gas prices and oil price-gouging, the common carrier exemption, data security and identity theft, recent mergers and acquisitions, subprime lending, spam/spyware, and the Do Not Call Registry. In addition, the witnesses will provide suggestions for improving the Commission’s effectiveness in carrying out its mission.

The last FTC reauthorization statute was passed in 1996 during the 104th Congress. Although the Committee approved by voice vote the Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act on July 21, 2005, the legislation was not considered by the full Senate.

Committee Members

  • Ted Stevens

    Senator

Testimony

Witness Panel 2

  • Chris Murray

    Senior Counsel
    Consumers Union

  • Ari Schwartz

    Deputy Director
    Center for Democracy and Technology
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  • Michael Calhoun

    President
    Center for Responsible Lending

  • Martin Abrams

    Senior Policy Advisor and Executive Director
    Center for Information Policy Leadership
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  • Mark N. Cooper

    Director of Research
    Consumer Federation of America
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