Tony Cárdenas

Should companies be able to profit from lies and deception in the marketplace? The answer is as simple as the question: No.

I think it is important that the Federal Trade Commission's authority be returned.

Scammers and fraudsters must be held accountable.

Let's enact real FTC reform that reflects a bipartisan legislative accomplishment for this committee.

consumers who are harmed deserve fast, meaningful redress, and that means, at the very least, getting their money back.

Vice Chair Cardenas' legislation is a necessary and urgent step that Congress must take to protect American consumers.

Vice Chairman Cardenas' legislation is necessary and urgent, and it is an important step that Congress must take to protect American consumers.

The FTC's ability to get monetary relief for victims is just as critical for small businesses as it is for individuals.

It is no mystery that Latino, Black, and Asian-owned small businesses have been hit hardest by the COVID 0919 pandemic.

The Consumer Protection and Recovery Act would do just that, and we urge you to act quickly to enact it into law.

That is why I stress that the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act specifically provides section 13(b) authority for the FTC to recover for small businesses, not just for individuals.

Only criminals and scammers benefit from this decision, while consumers lose.

this is an opportunity for the American people to understand the balance of power and authority in this country

In this great country of America, thank God we have a Federal Trade Commission like the FTC.

It is critically important that the United States lead the way.

I am a proud sponsor of two pieces of legislation being considered today, including the Medicaid Reentry Act and the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment, or MAT, Act.

Hopefully, during this Congress we can actually make substantive changes and have the kind of programs funded.

Granting States the ability to jumpstart Medicaid coverage for these individuals will mean they are not only able to receive lifesaving treatment for mental health, substance use disorders, and other conditions.

I think it is important that the departments understand that the amount of resources that we allocate at the Federal level, local level, et cetera, needs to be proportional to how we are going to--be honest with ourselves about how it…

I would hope and pray that we can be an example for the world of how to handle drug addiction

This bill would extend Medicaid eligibility to incarcerated individuals 30 days prior to their release.

The existence of the X-waiver sends a terrible message to practitioners and the public alike, that treating OUD with buprenorphine requires separate, stigmatizing rules, and that buprenorphine is inherently more dangerous than the powerful…

I also ask for your commitment to prioritize the elimination of the X-waiver in order to deliver on President Biden's promise to expand access to medication-assisted treatment.

We were stuck on just tough on crime for far, far too long.

We need to look at this as treating addiction rather than incarcerating our way out of this.