Jay Rockefeller

We've got to do whatever we can. And all of a sudden, we're presented with this enormous gift which could employ millions of people.

Their sole purpose is to place bogus charges on your telephone bill and they're very, very good at that.

This hearing is about a scam that has cost telephone customers billions of dollars.

I especially want to recognize my former colleague, Lisa Madigan, the Attorney General of Illinois.

You and the members of the Commerce Committee are to be applauded for your leadership in bringing attention to this important issue.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And, Chairman Baucus and Chairman Camp, let me thank you both for your bipartisan leadership in putting together this important hearing.

AT&T stated that it is legally required to permit third-party billing on its telephone bills.

In the near future, I plan to introduce, working with colleagues from both sides of the aisle, legislation that will put a stop to this.

It's time for us, I think, to do something more about it.

I mean, if you settle something, to me, it's an admission of guilt.

It's called cramming and it refers to what we call mysterious charges that appear on American phone bills.

Cramming affects regular, hard-working Americans who are being scammed out of their hard-earned dollars.

The FTC and the FCC also play a key role in fighting cramming by bringing law enforcement actions against bad actors.

Without strict deterrence or fear of retribution for those scamming the public, we are certainly not adequately addressing this issue.

I very much appreciate the work that went into this year-long investigation.

it eliminated third-party billing in 2007 after receiving cramming complaints from its customers.

I want to express my strong support for the managers' amendment to S. 679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011. I support this bill to make the conformation process more efficient and more responsive…

That is why I've introduced S. 917, the Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011.

Chairman Rockefeller's bill is a much-needed component in today's privacy discussion.

Consumers Union also strongly supports Chairman Rockefeller's Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 as an important and necessary component of consumer online privacy policy.

I'm not sure that we're qualified at this point to make the judgment of what that trade-off ought to be.

We urge this committee not to further weaken notification requirements.

I want to protect privacy online, and I want consumers to feel comfortable when using the Internet.

We encourage industry to develop new standards to facilitate more meaningful choices across a consumer's online experiences.

I've focused on the need for companies to provide everyday consumers with a clear understanding of what information they are collecting, where the information is going, and how it's being used.