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Over the past two decades, Americans have quickly adopted the cell phone as their only phone, opting to forego additional home phone lines and thus avoiding the incessant solicitations that seem to come as soon as the family sits down for dinner. Or so they thought.
With today’s technology, companies can place thousands of calls to potential targets in mere minutes. In fact, last year, more than 48 billion robocalls were made across our country. That equates to approximately 130 calls for each person in America.
Aggressive sales tactics, unscrupulous scammers, and phone spammers have all but taken over the airwaves, and, to put it plainly, Americans are just tired of it.
I’m happy to report that just this week Congress passed the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act to tackle this problem head-on.
The bill requires the FCC to close robocall loopholes that allowed scammers in, to sharpen call technology to spot fake caller IDs and catch them before they spread, and to make it easier for law enforcement agencies to prosecute organizations and solicitations that continue to break the rules.
Stopping Bad Robocalls passed Congress 429 votes to 3, and when enacted will help stop nuisance calls and better protect our right to privacy! It’s another example of the bipartisan work I pledged to do for you in Washington.
As always, I appreciate the confidence you put in me as your Congressperson and as I continue to serve the people of South Florida.
Thank you.
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