Testimony - 109th Congress
Office of Congressional Relations Statements and/or Testimony
before Congressional Committees and Comments on Legislation
by the FTC - 109th Congress
| 03/10/05 | Identity Theft: Recent Developments Involving The Security Of Sensitive Consumer Information Testimony News Release |
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate | Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
| 03/15/05 | On Protecting Consumers' Data Testimony News Release |
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives |
Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
| 04/13/05 | Securing Electronic Personal Data Testimony News Release |
Committee On The Judiciary, U.S. Senate | Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
| 05/18/05 | Enhancing Data Security: The Regulators' Perspective Testimony News Release |
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representative | Lydia Parnes |
| 05/24/05 | On New Entry Into Hospital Competition Testimony News Release |
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate | John D. Graubert |
| 06/16/05 | On Data Breaches and Identity Theft Testimony News Release |
The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the United States Senate | Chairman Majoras and the Other Members of the Commission |
| 07/27/05 | Identifying and Fighting Consumer Fraud Against Older Americans Testimony News Release |
The Senate Special Committee on Aging, Washington, D.C. | Lois C. Greisman |
| 09/07/05 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Market Forces, Competitive Dynamics, and Gasoline Prices: FTC Initiatives to Protect Competitive Markets Testimony News Release |
Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives | John H. Seesel, Associate General Counsel for Energy |
| 09/21/05 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Market Forces, Competitive Dynamics, and Gasoline Prices: FTC Initiatives to Protect Competitive Markets Testimony News Release |
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate | John H. Seesel, Associate General Counsel for Energy |
| 09/22/05 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: FTC Initiatives to Protect Consumers and Competitive Markets In the Wake of Hurricane Katrina Testimony News Release |
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives | John H. Seesel, Associate General Counsel for Energy |
| 10/05/05 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Spyware Testimony News Release |
Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development, United States Senate | Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
| 11/09/05 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Market Forces, Competitive Dynamics, and Gasoline Prices: FTC Initiatives to Protect Competitive Markets Testimony News Release |
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate | Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
| 11/09/05 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On The Right To Repair: Industry Discussions and Legislative Options Testimony News Release |
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives | James A. Kohm, Associate Director, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
| 2/01/06 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning Petroleum Industry Consolidation Testimony News Release |
Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate | Commissioner William E. Kovacic |
| 2/01/06 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Phone Records for Sale: Why Aren't Phone Records Safe From Pretexting? Testimony News Release |
Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives | Commissioner Jon Leibowitz |
| 2/08/06 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Protecting Consumers' Phone Records Testimony News Release |
Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, and Insurance of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate | Lydia B. Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
| 3/30/06 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission In Support of Fiscal Year 2007 Appropriation Request Testimony News Release |
Subcommittee on Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives | Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
| 05/11/06 | Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Testimony News Release |
Social Security Numbers in Commerce: Reconciling Beneficial Uses With Threats to Privacy | Commissioner Jon Leibowitz |
| 05/17/06 | Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Right to Repair Act | Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
| 05/23/ 06 | Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate. Testimony News Release |
Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases | Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras |
| 06/14/06 | Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
FTC Jurisdiction Over Broadband Internet Access Services | Commissioner William E. Kovacic |
| 06/14/06 | Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives Testimony News Release |
Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: Self-Regulation and Industry Practices in the Video Game Industry | Lydia B. Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
| 06/28/06 | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Testimony News Release |
Social Networking | Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour |
| 07/18/06 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Public Access To WHOIS Databases Testimony News Release |
Public Access to WHOIS Databases | Eileen Harrington, Deputy Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
| 07/20/06 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Barriers To Generic Entry Testimony News Release |
On Generic Drug Entry | Commissioner Jon Leibowitz |
| 07/25/06 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Competition in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry. Testimony News Release |
Real Estate Competition | Maureen Ohlhausen, Director, Office of Policy Planning |
| 09/06/06 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Examining Competition in Group Health Care Testimony News Release |
Health Care Competition | David P. Wales, Deputy Director, Bureau of Competition |
| 09/15/06 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Consumer Protection and Competition Issues Concerning the Contact Lens Industry Testimony News Release |
Health Care Competition | Maureen Ohlhausen, Director, Office of Policy Planning |
| 09/15/06 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Internet Governance: The Future of ICANN Testimony News Release |
Future of ICANN | Commissioner Jon Leibowitz |
| 09/29/06 | Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting: Who Has Access to Your Private Records? Testimony News Release |
Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting | Joel Winston, Associate Director of the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection |
| 12/07/06 | Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate Testimony News Release |
Sports Programming and Cable Distribution | Michael Salinger, Director, Bureau of Economics |