Mr. Kaufman, let's be very blunt. These warnings are just a slap on the wrist.

Ironically, the increasing hope resulting from the vaccines has only accelerated the frauds that we're seeing.

The Supreme Court decision really is an existential threat to the FTC and to consumers.

Congress must provide a broad and permanent 13B fix.

So the challenge is not diminishing with our ability to potentially conquer the pandemic through increased vaccinations and you mentioned, Ms. Patten, the 350 warnings that the FTC has directed to companies to remove deceptive claims.

I hope we will explore more of the COVID scams that we're seeing multiplying and exploding literally every day.

I join that request.

Thank you very much, Ms. Patten. Thank you for that excellent description of the explosion that we're seeing in frauds and the vulnerability and lack of enforcement that will result from the 13B decision by the Supreme Court which could…

Unless Congress acts to fix 13B, many of these cases will simply disappear and our senior citizens, our military veterans, struggling parents, and honest business owners will likely pay the price.

I think education, Ms. Patten, is a very important component here.

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1364) to provide for the recognition of…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:21 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 10 a.m.

Right now for these platforms, there's no cost to inaction.

The time for warnings is over. The FTC must go to court against wrong-doings.

I look forward to tackling it in combination with the Ranking Member, Senator Blackburn.

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 that effort.

I strongly urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment because it essentially shreds the bill. It removes core provisions. It would prevent the Department of Justice from tracking hate crime incidents that don't rise to the level of…

I am honored to follow our distinguished Judiciary Committee chairman and whip, Senator Durbin, who has fought so hard for the principles and values that are embodied in the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act, which is part of the legislation. It…

If the sale of fraudulent and fake vaccine cards, representing a real threat to public health, is a violation of criminal law, it ought to be a referral to the Department of Justice.

We really do have to do something, and my fear is that Big Tech is watching.

I agree wholeheartedly. Individuals ought to have a right to go to court if, for whatever reason, the FTC is failing to enforce its own orders.

These consent decrees are meaningless unless they are enforced.

I feel very privileged to be here today to speak on behalf of Vanita Gupta, a dedicated public servant who is devoted, deeply devoted, to equal justice, civil rights, and the rule of law. I have seen firsthand, and I know I am not the only…

I hope that you will be able to come back to us, and I hope that you will commit to come back to us with specific steps you will take to prioritize those cases.