The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing titled, ‘Consumer Protection in the Used and Subprime Car Market’ at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2009, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing explored the current state of consumer protection in the auto market, with particular attention to purchases by lower income individuals.

The following witnesses were invited to testify:

• Eileen Harrington, Acting Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
• James H. Burch II, Acting Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of Justice
• Rosemary Shahan, President, Consumers for Automobile Reliability and Safety
• John W. Van Alst, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center
• Keith Whann, General Counsel, National Independent Automobile Dealers Association
• Scott Waldron, President, Experian Automotive

Documents

• Opening Statement of Chairman Rush