The Senate Commerce subcommittee on Technology Held a hearing on illegal robo calls and what the federal Communications Commission is doing to combat them. South dakota senator john thune chaired the hearing. Illegal and abusive robo calls are a clear problem. Automated calls are not inherently negative. Many Important Services are carried out by such calls and companies have a preestablished relationship. If you are on the way to the airport and your flight is canceled, if theres a fraud alert on your credit card, or if you are being reminded of a medical important, those calls are important to consumers. Our focus today is on the unscrupulous use of robo calls. Almost a year ago, when i was chairman of the Commerce Committee, i subpoenaed an operation. Hes facing fcc penalties for making robo calls throughout the country. His testimony shed light on the reality that many robo callers view getting caught and getting fines as a cost of business. Acttroduced the deterrence with senator
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This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Mason good evening. Scotts on assignment for 60 minutes. Im anthony mason. President trump made good today on a Campaign Promise to withdraw from the paris climate accord, a commitment by nearly 200 nations to voluntarily reduce greenhouse gases. This time, he did not call Climate Change a hoax but said he is reasserting american sovereignty, and suggested hes willing to negotiate what he sees as a better deal. Paris protested mr. Trumps decision by lighting city hall in green, and american cities, states, and corporations, from g. M. To g. E. , vowed to keep up that battle against Climate Change. Chip reid begins our coverage. The United States will withdrew from the paris climate accord. Reporter the president s announcement was exactly what crrvative activists in and out of his administration were hoping to hear, but the president left the door open a bit, making clear that during the four years it takes to formally withdraw from the a
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This hearing will get underway. My apologies for being tardy. Im running around a lot today but thank you all for your patience and welcome to todays hearing on the telephone Consumer Protection act. When passing tcpa 25 years ago congress sought a balanced approach that protects the privacy of individuals and permitted legitimate telemarketing practices. A as a result a number of telemarketing pract is have been significantly reduced or eliminates. For example companies have to maintain donotcall list and could not make solicitation calls before 8 00 a. M. Or after 9 00 p. M. But tcpa is showing its age and there are opportunities to build on the consumer benefits and ensuring consumers fully benefit from modern communications. Consumers should be able to take advantage of technology to help them fall victim to actors though those who ignore do not call requirements. I doubt there is a person in this room whos that not received a recorded mobile voice call telling them theyve won a cr