The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing titled, ‘Consumer Credit and Debt: The Role of the Federal Trade Commission in Protecting the Public’ at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.

Witness List

• Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
• James Tierney, Director, National State Attorneys General Program, Columbia Law School
• Christopher Peterson, Professor of Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
• Ira Rheingold, Executive Director, National Association of Consumer Advocates
• Nathan Benson, Chief Executive Officer, Tidewater Finance Company, Inc.

Documents

• Chair Rush's Opening Statement
• Chair Waxman's Opening Statement
• Testimony of Jon Leibowitz
• Testimony of James Tierney
• Testimony of Christopher Peterson
• Testimony of Ira Rheingold
• Testimony of Nathan Benson
• Preliminary Transcript

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