"I believe that the FTC should have greater authority to go after scammers."
"Putting consumers first is something we should all be able to agree on."
"Today the subcommittee acts urgently to ensure that the Federal Trade Commission can put money back into the pockets of consumers who have been victims of fraud or scams."
"Really only criminals and scammers benefit from this decision, while consumers are the losers."
"The Supreme Court has essentially invited us to fix this, so we are here today to right this wrong."
"Today, this subcommittee acts urgently to ensure the Federal Trade Commission can put money back in the pockets of consumers who have been the victims of fraud or scams."
"the author of the legislation that, in most people's view, it seems, would address the problem of getting money back in people's pockets."
"I introduced the SHARED Act... to require testing of water sources near hydraulic fracturing operations."
"Every American family really does deserve to know whether the water that they use to cook and bathe and drink is safe."
"I just wanted to say how important it is, and this hearing in general, and bringing it home, bringing it home to our families."
"the day of software regulation is really entered, and that now it is time for us to regulate and that we intend to, that we’re going to regulate, we’re going to legislate, and they are going to be hel..."
"when they are making money, and they are hand over fist making plenty of money, that they have to be accountable for the messaging that they are putting out there."