FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION IMPROVEMENTS

ACT OF 1977

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE FOR CONSUMERS

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE,
SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

UNITED STATES SENATE

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NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 1288

TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FEDERAL TRADE

COMMISSION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

MAY 3 AND 4, 1977

Serial No. 95-17

Printed for the use of the Committee on Commerce,

Science, and Transportation

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 1977

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COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington, Chairman HOWARD W. CANNON, Nevada

JAMES B. PEARSON, Kansas
RUSSELL B. LONG, Louisiana

ROBERT P. GRIFFIN, Michigan
ERNEST F. HOLLINGS, South Carolina TED STEVENS, Alaska
DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii

BARRY GOLDWATER, Arizona
ADLAI E. STEVENSON, Illinois

BOB PACKWOOD, Oregon WENDELL H. FORD, Kentucky

HARRISON H. SCHMITT, New Mexico
JOHN A. DURKIN, New Hampshire

JOHN C. DANFORTH, Missouri
EDWARD ZORINSKY, Nebraska
DONALD W. RIEGLE, JR., Michigan
JOHN MELCHER, Montana

EDWARD A. MERLIS, Staff Director
THOMAS G. ALLISON, Chief Counsel

JAMES P. WALSH, General Counsel
MALCOLM M. B. STERRETT, Minority Staff Director

GARY JOHANSEN, Minority Staff Counsel
RONALD JOHNSON, Minority Staf Counsel

SUBCOMMITTEE FOR CONSUMERS

WENDELL H. FORD, Kentucky, Chairman JOHN A. DURKIN, New Hampshire

BOB PACKWOOD, Oregon JOHN MELCHER, Montana

JOHN C. DANFORTH, Missouri

CONTENTS

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Opening statement by Senator Ford..

Text of S. 1288

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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES

May 8, 1977

Albright, A. D., president, Northern Kentucky State College, Highland

Heights, Ky.; accompanied by Stephen Kurzman, special counsel; and

Sheldon Elliott Steinbach, counsel, American Council on Education ---

Prepa red statement.--

Carty, James P., director of regulatory and consumer affairs, National

Association of Manufacturers; accompanied by John Lucas, assistant

general counsel..

Prepared statement..

Moore, Bererly, Citizens for Class Action Lawsuits..

Prepared statement.-

Moskowitz, Jack, vice president for government relations, United Way of

America : accompanied by Pat Barrett.

Prepared statement.---

O'Reilly, Kathleen F., executive director, Consumer Federation of America.

Prepared statement.----

Rogal, William, counsel, American Advertising Federation.

Prepared statement..

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MAY 4, 1977

Friedman, Barry: accompanied by Peter A. White, counsel, on behalf of the

Chamber of Commerce of the United States.--

Prepared statement.---

Hobbs, Caswell, chairman, consumer protection subcommittee, Federal

trade commission committee, section of antitrust law, American Bar

Association ; accompanied by Irving Scher---

Prepared statement.

Metcalfe, Hon. Ralph H., U.S. Representative from Illinois; accompanied

by George E. Johnson, president, Johnson Products Co., Inc. ; and Charles

E. Swanson, president, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., and affiliates.--

Prepared statement of Mr. Johnson.-

Prepared statement of Mr. Swanson...

Pertschuk, Hon. Michael, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission; accompa-

nied hy Gerald X. Norton, Acting General Counsel..

Prepared statement.--

Silbergeld, Mark, director, Consumers Union...

Prepared statement.--

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES, LETTERS, AND STATEMENTS

American Dental Association, statement.-

Barker, Robert W., special counsel, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day

Saints, letter of May 8, 1977-

Bulmer, Dr. Malcolm W., president, Washington State Medical Association,

letter of April 28, 1977.-

Cooper, Dr. John A. D., Association of American Medical Colleges, letter of

May 6, 1977...

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