Political Quotes

“I thank the majority leader for that concise documentation of what really the FTC is about. It is about getting somebody on there who is going to fight to protect consumers on issues. We know that we need the FTC now more than ever. We needed their muscle during the COVID pandemic, as opportunistic scammers stole $5.9 billion out of the pockets of Americans, and that is just the reported amount. That doesn't include people who never knew that they were scammed or were too embarrassed to report what happened. So Congress, on a bipartisan basis, pumped up the FTC's power, and at the end of 2020, we passed the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act to help root out promoters of dangerous, fake treatments and cures. Second, we gave the FTC $30 million in the American Rescue Plan to promote and protect Americans against scams that targeted their COVID stimulus payments. Last year, we confirmed the FTC Chair, Lina Khan, with support from 21 Republicans in this body, and today we are talking about the next important step in protecting consumers, and that is moving to confirm Mr. Bedoya to fill the last seat on the Federal Trade Commission. Mr. Bedoya has the right experience we need to tackle the problems that we are facing right now--some of the most complicated and pressing issues regarding how to protect our privacy and protect children's online privacy. I say that because I heard comments from my colleague about Mr.…”