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Ed Markey: That's why I authored the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 so that we would have rules that could protect…

On the recordAugust 15, 2018
That's why I authored the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 so that we would have rules that could protect people from just--especially around supper time--just having their lives interfered with in a way that drives them crazy.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey explains the purpose of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to protect consumers from intrusive calls.

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