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?” | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Lydia B. Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Lydia B. Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
| 02/13/08 | Before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Foreclosure Rescue Fraud | Peggy Twohig, Associate Director for Financial Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
| 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 | 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 | 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," | 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," | 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?" | 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 | 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 |
On Reauthorization: Major Activities, Planned Initiatives, and Legislative Recommendations | Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
| 07/31/07 | Before the Committee On Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
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 | 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 |
On Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data and FTC Lending Enforcement | 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 |
On Peer-To-Peer File-Sharing Technology Issues | 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 |
On Protecting the Privacy of the Social Security Number From Identity Theft | 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 |
On Credit Reports: Consumers' Ability To Dispute And Change Inaccurate Information | 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 |
On Financial Services | Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
| 05/23/07 | Before the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress Testimony News Release |
On Petroleum Industry Consolidation | Dr. Michael A. Salinger, Director, Bureau of Economics |
| 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 |
On Market Forces, Competitive Dynamics, and Gasoline Prices: FTC Initiatives To Protect Competitive Markets | 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 |
On Protecting Consumer Access To Generic Drugs: The Benefits Of A Leglislative Solution To Anticompetitive Patent Settlements In The Pharmaceutical Industry | Commissioner Jon Leibowitz |
| 04/19/07 | Before the Special Committee On Aging, United States Senate
Testimony News Release |
On Alternative Hormone Replacement Therapy Products | Eileen Harrington, Deputy Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
| 04/10/07 | Before the Committee On Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate
Testimony News Release |
On The Commission's Work To Protect Consumers and Promote Competition | 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 |
Identity Theft: Innovative Solutions For An Evolving Problem | 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 |
On Combating Pretexting: H.R. 936, Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act | 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 |
An Overview of Commission Antitrust Enforcement Activities | 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 |
Fiscal Year 2008 Appropriation Request and the Consumer Protection and Competition Missions | 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 |
Internet, and Intellectual Property | Suzanne Michel, Bureau of Competition |
| 01/17/07 | Before the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate Testimony News Release |
On Anticompetitive Patent Settlements in the Pharmaceutical Industry | Commissioner Jon Leibowitz |