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And apparently, Robocalls are a bipartisan issue... everyone is sick of them.
Robocall crackdown sails through the impeachment noise [Politico]
In case you're wondering, the three House members who voted no were from the Freedom Caucus - Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Justin Amash (I-Mich.) and Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.).
Rand Paul (R-Ky) is the only Senator who voted against the Senate version of the legislation.
Robocall crackdown sails through the impeachment noise [Politico]
Robocalls have seemingly done the impossible: Unite a toxically divided Washington.
A sweeping 417-3 House vote Wednesday left Congress on the verge of passing legislation aimed at knocking back the billions of unwanted automated phone calls that torment Americans each month, amid hopes the Senate can send the measure to President Donald Trump by Christmas.
The vote — on the same day the Judiciary Committee launched its first impeachment hearing on the president — is a rare point of bipartisan harmony in a Congress that has struggled to enact legislation of any substance lately, from keeping the government open to repairing America’s broken infrastructure. And the reason is simple: People hate these calls...
Americans were hit last year with nearly 48 billion robocalls, according to the call-blocking firm YouMail, which says 2019 has already topped that tally. In October, Americans received about 5.7 billion of the calls. Robocalls have long topped the lists of consumer complaints at the FCC and Federal Trade Commission.
In case you're wondering, the three House members who voted no were from the Freedom Caucus - Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Justin Amash (I-Mich.) and Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.).
Rand Paul (R-Ky) is the only Senator who voted against the Senate version of the legislation.









