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title: "Senate Spars with FTC BCP Director Sam Levine over FTC Enforcement, Surprisingly from Both Sides"
date: 2022-02-08T00:00:00-05:00
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# Senate Spars with FTC BCP Director Sam Levine over FTC Enforcement, Surprisingly from Both Sides

 February 8, 2022 | 5 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 [Kelley Drye Ad Law Access Podcast](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess "Kelley Drye Ad Law Access Podcast") · [Senate Spars with FTC BCP Director Sam Levine over FTC Enforcement, Surprisingly from Both Sides](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess/senate-spars-with-ftc-bcp "Senate Spars with FTC BCP Director Sam Levine over FTC Enforcement, Surprisingly from Both Sides")

 [Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/senate-spars-with-ftc-bcp-director-sam-levine-over-ftc/id1457734764?i=1000550486941) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HmKdXQ5c4s7HRYTM21xaP?si=52bf066e3b324886) [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess/senate-spars-with-ftc-bcp?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing) 

 

Updates on advertising law, privacy law, and consumer protection trends, issues, and developments from Kelley Drye’s Advertising and Marketing practice.

Hosted by Simone Roach

The Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security held its second hearing in less than a year on COVID-19 fraud, price gouging, and related enforcement efforts. Groundhog Day Eve was a fitting date for the hearing, as the Federal Trade Commission – this time through Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Samuel Levine – again called on Congress to pass legislation to clarify the agency’s Section 13(b) authority in the wake of the Supreme Court’s AMG decision.

 

 

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