WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, celebrated the Senate's passage by unanimous consent of the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act. The legislation includes four amendments that Senator Markey secured during committee consideration - three with Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and one with Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) - to strengthen investigations, expose bad actors, and protect consumers against illegal robocalls and texts.
"When robocall scammers try to turn Americans' phones into tools for theft and deception, we have to make their jobs harder," said Senator Markey. "My amendments will stre...