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Witnesses urge stronger mitigation-database controls and international cooperation to protect seniors, hospitals and small businesses
Summary
Committee members and witnesses described real-world harms from persistent robocalls — including to seniors, physicians and hospital operations — and urged reforms to the mitigation database, better industry–bank information sharing, and stronger international law enforcement cooperation.
Multiple lawmakers described constituent harms from robocalls and robotexts — including financial losses by seniors, operational disruptions for physicians and hospitals, and quality‑of‑life impacts for small businesses. Witnesses and members discussed concrete steps to reduce those harms, focusing on database accountability, cross‑sector information sharing and tailored protections for vulnerable groups.
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