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For Immediate Release July 27th, 2007 |
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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE TELEMARKETING PRACTICES, CROA | |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a full committee hearing on the Oversight of Telemarketing Practices and the Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA).
The Committee will examine three major consumer protection and fraud prevention issues under the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): (1) the effectiveness of the national Do-Not-Call registry and current legislative proposals to improve the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003; (2) the effectiveness of CROA and possible legislative initiatives to clarify the language of the Act; and (3) telemarketing fraud, particularly against older Americans.
Oversight of Telemarketing Practices and the Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA)
Full Committee
Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building
Witnesses: See below
Panel I
Ms. Lydia Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
Panel II
Mr. Richard Johnson, Member of the Board of Directors, AARP
Mr. Jerry Cerasale, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Direct Marketing Association
Ms. Joanne S. Faulkner, Esq., testifying on behalf of the National Association of Consumer Advocates
Ms. Robin Holland, Senior Vice President of Global Operations, Equifax Inc.
Mr. Steve St. Clair, Assistant Attorney General, State of Iowa
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