William Pryor: “This idea of allowing State attorneys general to assist Federal agencies with enforcement of Federal decisions is not…”

“This idea of allowing State attorneys general to assist Federal agencies with enforcement of Federal decisions is not new in this bill. This has been around for a long time. I have nine examples I want to mention very quickly. In the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act, the Children's Online Privacy Protect Act, the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, the Credit Repair Organizations Act, the Controlling the Assault of Nonsolicited Pornography and Marketing Act, and one section of the Truth in Lending Act all provide for State attorneys general to have a role in enforcement. My last point--and this is the ninth one I want to mention--a few years ago, the FTC's telemarketing sales rule went into effect. They said at one point: The commission believes that the joint Federal-State enforcement model under the Telemarketing Act provides a practical framework for coordinating our efforts with those of States and results in an efficient and effective law enforcement program.”