Michael Pertschuk

Former Chairman

Time in Office

April 21, 1977 - October 15, 1984

Speeches, Articles, and Statements

Testimony Concerning Oil Company Merger Divestiture Safeguards (H.R. 5452) – Before the Fossil and Synthetics Fuels and Commerce and Transportation Subcommittees (May 1984)
Dissenting Statement Concerning the Socal-Gulf Acquisition (April 1984)
The Consumer Movement in the 80's: A Sleeping Giant Stirs – Before the Consumer Federation of America's Consumer Assembly (January 1983)
Robinson-Patman Act & Resale Price Maintenance Enforcement – To the Subcommittee on Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities Affecting Small Business (September 1982)
Testimony Regarding Chairman Miller's Proposal to Amend Section 5 – Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology (July 1982)
Equal Credit Opportunity Act Enforcement (July 1982)
Testimony Regarding FY1983 FTC Appropriation and Proposed Regional Office Reorganization – To Honorable Lowell P. Weicker (May 1982)
Promises to Keep -- And Miles to Go – Before the Legislative Council of the American Association of Retired Persons (January 1982)
Impact of Reagan Administration Policies – Before the National Association of Retail Dealers of America Conference (January 1982)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Advertising Deregulation – Before the Utah Advertising Federation (January 1982)
Consumer Strategies for the 80's: The Renewal of Consumer Outrage and Regulatory Legitimacy – Before the School of Business Administration of University of California (November 1981)
Stoning the National Nanny: Congress and the FTC in the Late 70's – Before the School of Business Administration of the University of California (November 1981)
The Revitalization of Business Political Action: The New PAC's Americana – Before the School of Business Administration of the University of California (November 1981)
On the Side of the Angels: Congress & the Consumer in the 60's – Before the School of Business Administration of University of California (November 1981)
Lessons in Consumer Regulation: Learned and Unlearned – Before the University of California (November 1981)
Statement of Chairman Michael Pertschuk Regarding the Used Car Rule (April 1981)
Remarks Before the Public Citizen Forum – Before the Public Citizen Forum at Georgetown University (December 1980)
Remarks Before the International Automotive Ratings Symposium – Before the International Automotive Ratings Symposium (December 1980)
The Administrative Law Judge System – Before the Consumer Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (September 1980)
Innovation and Competition – Before the Conference Board (January 1980)
Life Insurance Cost Disclosure – Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (July 1979)
Working Together for Consumer Protection – Before the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators Annual Meeting (May 1978)

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