FTC Testifies About Stepped-Up Efforts to Protect Consumers Affected by the Economic Downturn

The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that the agency has stepped up efforts to protect consumers affected by the economic downtown, and that additional authority would make the agency even more effective.

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