Do Not Call Violations/ Regulation of Chemicals/ IRS Targeting

Missoulian: FTC issues $7.5 M fine for Do Not Call violations 

Mortgage Broker Targeting U.S. Servicemembers Will PayRecord $7.5 Million to Settle Alleged Telemarketing Violations 

“Mortgage Investors Corporation, one of the nation’s leading refinancers of veterans’ home loans, will pay a $7.5 million civil penalty, the largest fine the FTC has ever collected for allegedly violating Do Not Call provisions of the agency’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). This case also represents the first action brought by the FTC to enforce the Mortgage Acts and Practices - Advertising Rule (MAP Rule), which allows the FTC to collect civil penalties for deceptive mortgage ads.”

Missoulian: Federal agency finds lax regulation of chemicals
Testimony of Rafael Moure-Eraso, Ph.D. Chairperson, U.S. Chemical Safety Board Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works June 27, 2013

“The destruction I personally saw in West – the obliteration of homes, schools, and businesses by an ammonium nitrate explosion – was almost beyond imagination.  The loss of life was horrible.

 The CSB has determined that ammonium nitrate fertilizer storage falls under a patchwork of U.S. safety standards and guidance – a patchwork that has many large holes. 

 These holes include: the use of combustible wooden buildings and wooden storage bins, sprinklers generally not required, and no federal, state, or local rules restricting the storage of large amounts of ammonium nitrate near homes, schools and hospitals.”

Missoulian: Investigator: No sign progressives mistreated

Camp Opening Statement: Hearing on the Status of Internal Revenue Service’s Review of Taxpayer Targeting Practices 

“It has been six weeks since the IRS first revealed that they were purposefully targeting conservative-leaning organizations.   This week, additional IRS documents revealed that the term “progressive,” along with others, were also included on the “Be On the Lookout” list – or the BOLO.  I want to make one thing clear, no taxpayer, regardless of political affiliation, should be unfairly targeted.  It is wrong, and this Committee is working to ensure that it will never happen again. ”