Testimony - 110th Congress
Office of Congressional Relations Statements and/or Testimony
before Congressional Committees and Comments on Legislation
by the FTC - 110th Congress
09/25/08 |
Before the Committee on Small Business, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On “Small Business Competition Policy: Are Markets Open for Entrepreneurs?” |
Presented by Chairman William Kovacic |
09/23/08 |
Before the Subcommittee On Financial Services and General Government, and the Subcommittee On Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, of the Committee On Appropriations, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Marketing Food To Children and Adolescents: A Review of Industry Expenditures, Activities, and Self-Regulation |
Presented by Commissioner Jon Leibowitz |
09/16/08 |
Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection of the Committee On Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Prepaid Calling Cards |
Presented by Chairman William Kovacic |
09/11/08 |
Before the Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee On Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the Do Not Call Registry, and Telemarketing Call Centers |
Presented by Lois Greisman, Associate Director For Marketing Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
09/10/08 |
Before the Committee On Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Prepaid Calling Cards |
Presented by Chairman William E. Kovacic |
07/09/08 |
Before the Committee On Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Behavioral Advertising |
Presented by Lydia Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
06/11/08 |
Before the Committee On Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On the Commission's Law Enforcement and Consumer Education Efforts To Address Spyware and Other Malware |
Presented by Eileen Harrington, Deputy Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
05/21/08 |
Before the Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations of the Committee On Financial Services, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On The Impact of Credit-Based Insurance Scoring on the Availability and Affordability of Insurance |
Presented by Lydia B. Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
05/20/08 |
Before the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representatives Commission Statement For the Record |
Statement Discussing Commission Enforcement of the Credit Repair Organizations Act, and Expressing Concerns About Exemptions From the Act Embodied In H.R. 2885, the Credit Monitoring Clarification Act |
Presented by Submitted to the Subcommittee By Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic |
05/14/08 |
Before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government of the Committee On Appropriations, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On the Commission's Fiscal Year 2009 Funding Request and Budget Justification |
Presented by Chairman William E. Kovacic |
04/29/08 |
Before the Subcommittee On Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism of the Committee On Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Improving Consumer Protections In Subprime Lending |
Presented by Lydia B. Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
04/08/08 |
Before the Committee On Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On The Commission's Work To Protect Consumers and To Promote Competition, and On A Bill To Reauthorize the Commission |
Presented by Chairman William E. Kovacic |
02/28/08 |
Before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government of the Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Consumer Protection In Financial Services: Subprime Lending and Other Financial Services |
Presented by Lydia B. Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
02/13/08 |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Foreclosure Rescue Fraud |
Presented by Peggy Twohig, Associate Director for Financial Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
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12/18/07 |
Before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Protecting Consumer Privacy and Combating Identity Theft |
Presented by Joel Winston, Associate Director of the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection in the Bureau of Consumer Protection |
11/13/07 |
Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning Tobacco Advertising and Cigarette Testing |
Presented by Commissioner William E. Kovacic |
10/23/07 |
Before the Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "Enhancing FTC Consumer Protection in Financial Dealings, With Telemarketers, and On the Internet," |
Presented by Lydia Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
10/18/07 |
Before the Antitrust Task Force of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning "The Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007," |
Presented by David Wales, Deputy Director, Bureau of Competition |
10/2/07 |
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "Credit-based Insurance Scores: Are They Fair?" |
Presented by Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch |
09/25/07 |
Before the Antitrust Task Force of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Providing An Overview of Recent Commission Antitrust Enforcement Activities |
Presented by Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
09/12/07 |
Before the Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Reauthorization: Major Activities, Planned Initiatives, and Legislative Recommendations |
Presented by Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
07/31/07 |
Before the Committee On Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Commission Enforcement of the Anti-Fraud Provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule; the Requirements of the National Do Not Call Registry; and the Credit Repair Organizations Act |
Presented by Lydia B. Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
07/25/07 |
Before the Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations of the Committee On Financial Services, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data and FTC Lending Enforcement |
Presented by Lydia B. Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
07/24/07 |
Before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Peer-To-Peer File-Sharing Technology Issues |
Presented by Mary Engle, Associate Director of the Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
06/21/07 |
Before the Subcommittee On Social Security of the Committee On Ways and Means, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Protecting the Privacy of the Social Security Number From Identity Theft |
Presented by Joel Winston, Associate Director of the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection |
06/19/07 |
Before the Committee On Financial Services of the United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Credit Reports: Consumers' Ability To Dispute And Change Inaccurate Information |
Presented by Lydia Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
06/13/07 |
Before the Committee On Financial Services of the United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Financial Services |
Presented by Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
05/23/07 |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Petroleum Industry Consolidation |
Presented by Dr. Michael A. Salinger, Director, Bureau of Economics |
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05/22/07 |
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee On Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Market Forces, Competitive Dynamics, and Gasoline Prices: FTC Initiatives To Protect Competitive Markets |
Presented by Commissioner William E. Kovacic |
05/2/07 |
Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee On Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Protecting Consumer Access To Generic Drugs: The Benefits Of A Leglislative Solution To Anticompetitive Patent Settlements In The Pharmaceutical Industry |
Presented by Commissioner Jon Leibowitz |
04/19/07 |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Alternative Hormone Replacement Therapy Products |
Presented by Eileen Harrington, Deputy Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
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04/10/07 |
Before the Committee On Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate
Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On The Commission's Work To Protect Consumers and Promote Competition |
Presented by Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
03/21/07 |
Before the Subcommittee On Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Identity Theft: Innovative Solutions For An Evolving Problem |
Presented by Lydia Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
03/9/07 |
Before the Committee On Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Combating Pretexting: H.R. 936, Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act |
Presented by Lydia Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
03/7/07 |
Before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On An Overview of Commission Antitrust Enforcement Activities |
Presented by Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
02/28/07 |
Before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government of the Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Fiscal Year 2008 Appropriation Request and the Consumer Protection and Competition Missions |
Presented by Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
02/15/07 |
Before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Internet, and Intellectual Property |
Presented by Suzanne Michel, Bureau of Competition |
01/17/07 |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Anticompetitive Patent Settlements in the Pharmaceutical Industry |
Presented by Commissioner Jon Leibowitz |