[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page 9007] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 9007]] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD United States of America May 10, 1999 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS IN RECOGNITION OF THE NATIONAL CONSUMERS LEAGUE ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY ______ HON. JAMES P. MORAN of virginia in the house of representatives Monday, May 10, 1999 Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the contributions made by the National Consumers League. Mr. Speaker, the National Consumers League is the nation's oldest consumer advocacy league. The League celebrates its 100th anniversary in May of this year with a Consumer Summit to be held here in Washington, DC. The League has fought persistently for such important measures as child labor laws, fair wage and fair hour workplace standards and the elimination of sweatshops both here and abroad. The League has also been actively involved in consumer protection issues such as product safety and telemarketing fraud. As a nonprofit advocacy group representing consumers on marketplace and workplace issues, the League operates multiple programs to give consumers the tools they need to make informed choices, and also to provide a forum for recourse. One of the League's projects is the National Fraud Information Center, a toll-free hotline which offers help and support to victims of telemarketing and Internet fraud. Fraud reports are sent within minutes to law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. The League supplies the U.S. government national fraud database with a large majority of its data. The League has been an energetic and effective champion of American consumers and workers. I applaud the League's perennial concern for and contributions to the well being of Americans, and I wish them the best of luck in all their future endeavors. ____________________