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For Immediate Release
02/23/09
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Jamie Smith - Democratic Press Office 202-224-6101
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Hearing Announcement: Consumer Protection and The Credit Crisis
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a full committee hearing on Consumer Protection and the Credit Crisis and enforcement against fraudulent credit repair schemes under the Credit Repair Organization Act (CROA).
The Committee will examine consumer protection in credit counseling, debt management, and foreclosure rescue programs and fraud. The Committee will also examine oversight of the federal authorities, protecting distressed consumers from mortgage fraud scams, and steering families away from these fraudulent schemes toward a path of financial stability.
Consumer Protection and the Credit Crisis
Full Committee
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building
Witness List:
Panel I
- Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour, Federal Trade Commission
Panel II
- Mrs. Nancy Dix, Consumer
- Mr. Bill Himpler, Executive Vice President, American Financial Services Association
- Mr. Travis Plunkett, Legislative Director, Consumer Federation of America
- Mr. Prentiss Cox, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School
*Not necessarily in the order of appearance
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Sen. Hutchison's Statement on Nomination of Former Governor Gary Locke as Commerce Secretary
- WASHINGTON, D.C. –Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today released the following statement on the nomination of former Washington State Governor Gary Locke to be Secretary for the United States Department of Commerce.
“I congratulate Governor Locke on his nomination as Commerce Secretary,” said...
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Rockefeller Statement on Tragic Plane Crash
- Washington, DC – John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement regarding the tragic plane crash late Thursday evening:
“The news of Continental Flight #3407 crashing near Buffalo, NY is terribly tragic. My heart goes out to all of the passengers and their families during this very difficult ti...
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Senate Commerce Chairman Rockefeller Announces New Committee Rules
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Washington, DC - John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation issued the following statement:
“The Senate Commerce Committee today adopted our rules and structure for this Congress. The existing Senate rules give the Commerce Committee expansive jurisdiction over many sectors of the economy that will play a key role in the l...
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Senate Commerce Committe to Hold Executive Session on Committee Rules
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) announces an Executive Session Hearing to consider the Committee’s rules for the 111th Congress on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
During the Executive Session, Committee members will consider the following agenda items:
1) Rules Governing the Senat...
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NOAA and OSTP Nominees to Appear Before Senate Commerce Committee
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) will hold a nominations hearing on Thursday, February 12, 2009 for Dr. Jane Lubchenco, nominated to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere at the U.S. Department of Commerce - also known as the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr...
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