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KS Attorney General to testify at subcommittee hearing on COVID-19 scams
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – Chairman of the Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection – will convene a hearing titled, “Protecting Americans from COVID-19 Scams,” at 1:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, July 21. The hearing will examine the rise of scams that are occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Derek Schmidt, Attorney General for the State of Kansas, and other witnesses will have the opportunity to discuss ways businesses and federal and state governments are combatting COVID-19 related scams and what more can be done to protect the public.

Others on the witness list are:

• Andrew Smith, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission 

• Stu Sjouwerman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, KnowBe4 Inc. 

• Laura MacCleery, Policy Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest

• Catherine Hermsen, Assistant Commissioner of Criminal Investigations, Food and Drug Administration (witness will participate in writing)

This hearing will take place in the Dirksen Senate Office Building G50. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.