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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 Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter: Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's Authority to Protect Consumers

Date

April 20, 2021

By

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner

Matter Number

P180500

Opening Statement of Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (161.39 KB)

Prepared Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson: Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's Authority to Protect Consumers

Date

April 20, 2021

By

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P180500

Oral Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (152.73 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's Authority to Protect Consumers

Date

April 20, 2021

By

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Matter Number

P180500

Text of the Commission Testimony (415.56 KB)

Prepared Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Concerning "Reviving Competition Part 3: Strengthening the Laws to Address Monopoly Power"

Date

March 18, 2021

By

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P180101

Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips (274.74 KB)

Prepared Statement of Federal Trade Commission Acting Chair Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Concerning "Reviving Competition Part 3: Strengthening the Laws to Address Monopoly Power"

Date

March 18, 2021

By

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner

Matter Number

P180101

Statement of Acting Chair Rebecca Kelly Slaughter (508.82 KB)

Opening Statement of Acting Chair Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Of the Judiciary Committee U.S. House of Representatives

Date

March 18, 2021

By

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner

Matter Number

P180101

Opening Statement of Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter (294.3 KB)

Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission

Date

August 5, 2020

By

Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman

Matter Number

P180101

Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission: Statement of the Federal Trade Commission before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (276.33 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Regarding the Hearing on Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission

Date

August 5, 2020

By

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P180101

Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Regarding the Hearing on Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission (364.23 KB)

Prepared Statement by the Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Protection Issues Arising from the Coronavirus Pandemic

Date

July 21, 2020

By

Andrew Smith, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection

Matter Number

P180101

Prepared Statement by the Federal Trade Commission before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection Issues Arising from the Coronavirus Pandemic (189.42 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Before the House Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law: “Hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 4: Perspectives of the Antitrust Agencies"

Date

November 13, 2019

By

Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman

Matter Number

P180101

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Before the House Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law: “Hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 4: Perspectives of the Antitrust Agencies" (71.76 KB)

Prepared Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips before the U.S. House of Representatives on Antitrust and Economic Opportunity: Competition in Labor Markets

Date

October 29, 2019

By

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner

Prepared Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips before the U.S. House of Representatives on Antitrust and Economic Opportunity: Competition in Labor Markets (61.44 KB)

Opening Statement of Commissioner Chopra Before the House Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law: “Hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 3: The Role of Data and Privacy in Competition”

Date

October 18, 2019

By

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Opening Statement of Commissioner Chopra Before the House Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law: “Hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 3: The Role of Data and Privacy in Competition” (43.07 KB)

Written Testimony of Commissioner Chopra Before the House Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law: “Hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 3: The Role of Data and Privacy in Competition”

Date

October 18, 2019

By

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Written Testimony of Commissioner Chopra Before the House Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law: “Hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 3: The Role of Data and Privacy in Competition” (84.89 KB)

Written Testimony of Commissioner Chopra Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services: “Examining Legislation to Protect Consumers and Small Business Owners from Abusive Debt Collection Practices”

Date

September 26, 2019

By

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Written Testimony of Commissioner Chopra Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services: “Examining Legislation to Protect Consumers and Small Business Owners from Abusive Debt Collection Practices” (82.37 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Protecting Consumers and Fostering Competition in the 21st Century

Date

September 25, 2019

By

Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Protecting Consumers and Fostering Competition in the 21st Century (187.4 KB)

Opening Statement of Commissioner Chopra Before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government: “Hearing on the FTC: Protecting Consumers and Fostering Competition in the 21st Century”

Date

September 25, 2019

By

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Opening Statement of Commissioner Chopra Before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government: “Hearing on the FTC: Protecting Consumers and Fostering Competition in the 21st Century” (54.76 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission, “Competition in Digital Technology Markets: Examining Acquisitions of Nascent or Potential Competitors by Digital Platforms," Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Date

September 24, 2019

By

Bruce Hoffman, Director, Bureau of Competition

Matter Number

P180101

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: “Competition in Digital Technology Markets: Examining Acquisitions of Nascent or Potential Competitors by Digital Platforms” (92.36 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: “Oversight of the Federal Antitrust Laws,” Before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

Date

September 17, 2019

By

Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: “Oversight of the Federal Antitrust Laws,” Before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights (97.64 KB)

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

Date

May 8, 2019

By

Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman;

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner;

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner;

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P180101

Text of the Commission Testimony (196.54 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce

Date

May 8, 2019

By

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner

Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter (33.34 KB)

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