In this virtual panel of the Technology Policy Institute’s 2020 TPI Aspen Forum, participants talked about data protection and privacy regulation in the U.S. and how it compares to the rest…
26 viewsIn this virtual panel of the Technology Policy Institute’s 2020 TPI Aspen Forum, panelists talked about data protection and privacy regulation during the coronavirus pandemic and what a U.S.…
20 viewsAmgen CEO Robert Bradway, Novartis U.S. Country President Thomas Kendris, and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals CEO Mark Trudeau testified on prescription drug pricing before the House Oversight…
924 viewsBristol-Myers Squibb CEO Dr. Giovanni Caforio, Teva CEO Kare Schultz and former Celgene CEO Mark Alles testified on prescription drug pricing before the House Oversight and Reform…
2,066 viewsFederal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria testified before the House Financial Services Committee on housing and mortgages during the coronavirus pandemic. Committee…
665 viewsA Senate Commerce subcommittee examined the various scams that have surfaced during the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses included federal and state officials who offered recommendations on…
436 viewsThe five commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) testified on a range of topics before the Senate Commerce Committee. Federal Trade Commission Chair Joseph Simons called on…
511 viewsKathleen Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), testified before the Senate Banking Committee on her agency’s semi-annual report to Congress. Director Kraninger engaged with lawmakers on a…
123 viewsKathleen Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), testified before the House Financial Services Committee on what the agency is doing to protect consumers…
505 viewsPresident Trump signed four executive orders aimed at lowering prescription drug costs for patients. The first order would lower the cost of insulin and Epipens. The second allows for the importation of lower cost…
10,862 viewsThe House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a virtual hearing to examine mortgage relief programs for homeowners during the coronavirus pandemic.…
476 viewsNational Consumers League executive director Sally Greenberg talked about consumer protection efforts amid a surge in coronavirus scams.
363 viewsA House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a virtual hearing on efforts to protect consumers from COVID-19 scams during the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses included officials from the…
32 viewsThe House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance held a virtual hearing on efforts to assist renters impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses…
196 viewsShoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, talked about the growing business of collecting and selling consumer data. She was interviewed by Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief…
4,105 viewsFormer director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Richard Cordray detailed the creation of the bureau and its work.
251 viewsThe Senate Commerce Committee convened a hearing to examine broadband access and capabilities amid the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses included executives from the telecommunications and…
498 viewsThe National Constitution Center held a panel discussion following the Supreme Court oral argument in Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants. The case challenges a federal…
371 viewsDue to the coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court heard oral argument via teleconference on a case challenging a government-debt exception to the robocall ban to cell phones. The 1991…
6,153 viewsIn the weekly Democratic address, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) talked about the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic and affordable broadband internet access.…
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