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Consumer Protection

Press Releases

Barton, Markey Press Facebook on Reported Privacy Breaches (October 19, 2010)

Barton, Burgess Ask Newest 'Czar' to Report on Financial Protection Bureau (October 5, 2010)

Barton, Markey Seek Information from Top Web Sites on Their Consumer Tracking (August 5, 2010)

Chemical Bill a Sweeping Change from Current Law, Barton Says (July 29, 2010)

Obama Anti-Energy Policy Costing Gulf Coast Jobs, Says Barton (July 27, 2010)

Key Republicans Ask NHTSA for Facts on Toyota Event Data Recorders (July 21, 2010)

Barton Warns Imposing ‘Washington Wisdom’ Will Thwart High-Tech Innovation for the Disabled (July 21, 2010)

Barton: Republicans Support Effective Drilling Safety Legislation (July 15, 2010)

Barton: Finance Bill a Threat to Taxpayers (June 10, 2010)

Barton: We Can't Afford Another Entitlement Program (May 25, 2010)

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Letters

Letter to CPSC Chairman Tenenbaum on the Proposed Publicaly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database (November 23, 2010)

Response from Facebook Regarding the Recent Privacy Breach (October 29, 2010)

Letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Regarding Recent Privacy Breaches (October 18, 2010)

Letter to Special Advisor to the Treasury Secretary Elizabeth Warren Requesting a Briefing on Her Goals for the New CFPB (October 5, 2010)

Letter to Chairman Waxman Requesting a Hearing on H.R. 6116, the Fair Elections Now Act (September 22, 2010)

Letter to Chairman Waxman Requesting a Hearing on the Budgets of DOE, DOC, and the EPA (July 7, 2010)

Letter from 171 House Republicans Asking FCC not to Expand Federal Government Regulation of the Internet (May 28, 2010)

Letter to Google CEO Eric Schmidt Regarding Widespread Collection of WiFi Data (May 26, 2010)

Letter to the FTC Regarding Google's WiFi Data Collection from Rep. Joe Barton and Ed Markey (May 19, 2010)

Response from FTC Regarding Privacy Concerns Associated with Google Buzz (April 20, 2010)

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Republican Views

Republican Views on H.R. 3126, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 (December 8, 2009)