Consumer Protection
CEOs from Facebook, Google, and Twitter testified before a joint hearing of the Consumer Protection and the Communications Subcommittees. I co-chaired the hearing and offered these opening remarks.
The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a remote hearing on Thursday, September 24, 2020. The hearing is entitled, "Mainstreaming Extremism: Social Media's Role in Radicalizing America."
The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a virtual, fully remote hearing on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at 12 p.m. This was a virtual, fully remote hearing rather than a hybrid hearing. The hearing is entitled, "Investing in American Jobs: Legislation to Strengthen Manufacturing and Competitiveness."
As chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, I led a hearing on the issues surrounding online deception practices, including deepfakes and other manipulation of digital content.
Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee opposing the nomination of Ms. Dana Baiocco to serve on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Bill Nelson (D-FL), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, will hold a hearing on Ms. Baiocco’s nomination tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, DC–Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Commerce, Trade, and Manufacturing Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement today after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced steps to address fatal defects in Takata airbags. Takata has finally agreed to take action and expand its original recall to include 34 million potentially defective vehicles nationwide:
Committee Leaders Respond to Insufficient Results After Testing Deadly Takata Air Bags
Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement in response to the investigation into defective Takata airbag inflators.
Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement today in response to the “Proactive Safety Principles” released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and a group of automakers.