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Congressional panels often ask FTC Commissioners and staff to testify about the agency’s activities and to provide expertise on topics related to consumer protection and business competition. This list includes Congressional testimony dating back to 1997. Use the filters on this page to narrow your results.

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Prepared Statement of the Commission On FTC Enforcement of Operation Chokepoint-Related Businesses, Before the Subcommittees on National Security and Government Operations of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives

Date

July 26, 2018

By

Andrew Smith, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection

Matter Number

P180101

Text of the Commission Testimony (74.41 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: “Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission,” Before the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives

Date

July 18, 2018

By

Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman

Text of the Commission Testimony (142.4 KB)

Prepared Statement of FTC Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips before the House Energy and Commerce Committee

Date

July 18, 2018

By

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner

Prepared Statement of FTC Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips before the House Energy and Commerce Committee (59.14 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: The Fair Credit Reporting Act, Credit Bureaus, and Data Security, Before the Committee On Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate

Date

July 12, 2018

By

Maneesha Mithal, Associate Director

Matter Number

P180101

Text of the Commission Testimony (121.23 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: The Commission’s Work To Protect Consumers and Promote Competition, and Its Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Request, Before the Subcommittee On Financial Services and General Government of the Committee

Date

May 17, 2018

By

Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman

Text of the Commission Testimony (119.25 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: “Abusive Robocalls and How We Can Stop Them,” Before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate

Date

April 18, 2018

By

Lois C. Greisman, Associate Director

Matter Number

P034412

Text of the Commission Testimony (1.26 MB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "Net Neutrality and the Role of Antitrust," Before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law of the Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives

Date

November 1, 2017

By

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner;

Terrell McSweeny, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P859900

Text of the Commission Testimony (22.74 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: "Still Ringing Off the Hook: An Update on Efforts To Combat Robocalls," Before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate

Date

October 4, 2017

By

Lois C. Greisman, Associate Director

Matter Number

P034412

Text of the Commission Testimony (144.02 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Competition and Occupational Licensure, Before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law of the Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives

Date

September 12, 2017

By

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P859900

Text of the Commission Testimony (537.31 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on "Antitrust Concerns and the FDA Approval Process,” Before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law of the Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives

Date

July 27, 2017

By

Markus H. Meier, Acting Director, Bureau of Competition

Matter Number

P859900

Text of the Commission Testimony (101.52 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on "Staying A Step Ahead: Fighting Back Against Scams Used To Defraud Americans”

Date

March 21, 2017

By

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner;

Terrell McSweeny, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P174400

Text of the Commission Testimony (182.62 KB)

Statement of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen

Statement of Commissioner Terrell McSweeny

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Small Business Cybersecurity: Federal Resources and Coordination, Before the Committee on Small Business, United States House of Representatives

Date

March 8, 2017

By

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P072104

Text of the Commission Testimony (68.07 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Stopping Senior Scams: Developments in Financial Fraud Affecting Seniors, Before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate

Date

February 15, 2017

By

Lois C. Greisman, Associate Director

Matter Number

P134405

Text of the Commission Testimony (227.5 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission

Date

September 27, 2016

By

Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman;

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner;

Terrell McSweeny, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P859900

Text of the Commission Testimony (167.82 KB)

Senate Commerce Committee: Hearing on Oversight of the FTC

Date

September 27, 2016

By

Terrell McSweeny, Former Commissioner

Statement of Commissioner McSweeny before the Senate Commerce Committee (23.1 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Protecting Older Americans From Financial Exploitation

Date

June 29, 2016

By

Lois C. Greisman, Associate Director

Matter Number

P134405

Text of the Commission Testimony (280.22 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: International Antitrust Enforcement: China and Beyond

Date

June 7, 2016

By

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P859900

Text of the Commission Testimony (121.62 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission At A Legislative Hearing on Seventeen FTC Bills

Date

May 24, 2016

By

Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman

Matter Number

P859900

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission At A Legislative Hearing on Seventeen FTC Bills (112.74 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "Examining the Proposed FCC Privacy Rules," Presented by Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen

Date

May 11, 2016

By

Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman;

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner

Text of the Commission Testimony (72.18 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "The Pet Medications Industry: Issues and Perspectives," Presented by Tara Isa Koslov, Deputy Director, Office of Policy Planning

Date

April 29, 2016

By

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Text of the Commission Testimony (114.28 KB)

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