Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. I rise to offer my amendment to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act to improve the FTC enforcement of the Do Not Call Registry list, and to improve public education about FTC- supported solutions that can block these malicious and annoying robocalls. Mr. Chair, all of us have suffered the repeated ringing from calls from unknown numbers from robocalls. It only takes one day sitting at home to realize how invasive robocalls have become. This is what our elderly and retired citizens have to deal with every single day. Robocall scammers steal over $350 million every year from those who fall prey to incessant calls. Without proper enforcement and support from the FTC, these calls will continue and all of our constituents will continue to suffer. This amendment I offer today would increase funding for the FTC for the purpose of additional enforcement of the Do Not Call Registry and for educating for consumers about their options. The relatively small increase in this amendment would result in 6.5 percent more funds for enforcement. Since 2004, the FTC has brought in $41 million in penalties. That's a paltry $3.4 million each year. Considering scammers owe the FTC an estimated $1.2 billion in penalties, there's a lot more that can be done. For the past several years, the FTC has held contests to support the development of robocall blocking apps such as Nomorobo and Robokiller.…”