Hearing: Fake It Till They Make It: How Bad Actors Use Astroturfing to Manipulate Regulators, Disenfranchise Consumers and Subvert the Rulemaking Process

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Committee on Financial Services)

Thursday, February 6, 2020 (2:00 PM)

2128 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Mr. Barlett Naylor
Financial Policy Advocate, Public Citizen

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 02/05/2020 at 04:40 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/05/2020 at 04:40 PM

Ms. Beth Noveck
Professor and Director, GovLab, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 02/05/2020 at 04:40 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/05/2020 at 04:40 PM

Ms. Paulina Gonzalez-Brito
Executive Director, California Reinvestment Coalition

Added 02/03/2020 at 03:43 PM
  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 02/05/2020 at 04:40 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/06/2020 at 01:12 PM

Mr. Seto Bagdoyan
Director, Forensic Audits and Investigative Service, Government Accountability Office

Added 02/03/2020 at 03:43 PM
  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 02/05/2020 at 04:40 PM

Dr. Steven Balla
Associate Professor, George Washington University

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 02/05/2020 at 04:40 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/05/2020 at 04:40 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 02/03/2020 at 03:43 PM

First Published: January 30, 2020 at 02:00 PM
Last Updated: February 6, 2020 at 01:12 PM