I think education, Ms. Patten, is a very important component here.
Criminal referrals and increased penalties are what will put them out of business.
Ironically, the increasing hope resulting from the vaccines has only accelerated the frauds that we're seeing.
I look forward to tackling it in combination with the Ranking Member, Senator Blackburn.
Unless Congress acts to fix 13B, many of these cases will simply disappear and our senior citizens, our military veteran...
We need to bolster and support the FTC, providing more legal tools and resources where necessary to defend consumers.
Thank you very much, Ms. Patten. Thank you for that excellent description of the explosion that we're seeing in frauds a...
This decision permits loan shark AMG to pocket $1.3 billion that it stole from constituents in your communities.
Congress must provide a broad and permanent 13B fix.
The FTC must act more swiftly to stop scams, perhaps going to court without Department of Justice authority.
I join that request.
The Supreme Court decision really is an existential threat to the FTC and to consumers.
Right now for these platforms, there's no cost to inaction.
In effect, what the Chamber of Commerce wants to do is convert 13B into a criminal statute.
The time for warnings is over. The FTC must go to court against wrong-doings.
You know, one may wonder, given all that's been said about 13B authority, who's against restoring it and why.
We need to make them accountable for enabling these kinds of scams, and thoughtful revision to Section 230 is key to tha...
Requiring mens rea or criminal intent for there to be a violation which is unheard of in prior consumer protection juris...
