Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am pleased that the Senate is now considering S. 335, the Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act, legislation I authored along with my colleagues, Senator Levin, Senator Cochran, Senator Edwards, Senator Durbin, and Senator Specter. S. 335 is the product of an extensive investigation and 2 days of public hearings held by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which I chair. This legislation would establish for the first time tough new Federal standards for sweepstakes and other promotional mailings. For example, these mailings would be required to clearly inform consumers that a purchase is not necessary to win the contest and that a purchase will not increase their chances of winning. In addition to these important consumer protections, the bill confers additional investigative and enforcement authority on the U.S. Postal Service and authorizes civil fines of up to $2 million for companies that violate the consumer protection standards.”