As the Senate begins the debate on financial regulation legislation, the danger remains very real that Congress could use that bill to give the Federal Trade Commission extensive new and dangerous powers. These include greater authority to enact industry-wide rules limiting advertising and many other business practices, such as a ban on virtually all food advertising to children and youth under 18.

It is very important that you and others in your company or advertising federation contact your Senators and urge them to oppose any effort to use the financial regulation billor any otherto make unneeded and unrelated changes to the FTC's rulemaking powers.

We have ramped up our lobbying efforts in Washington, DC. In addition to meeting with lawmakers and key Hill staff, AAF recently joined allied associations in placing an advertisement in the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call and in a letter to Senate leadership stating our position.

Please contact your Senators and ask them to oppose any effort to expand the Federal Trade Commissions rulemaking authority.

Just a quick call or email will send a very powerful message.

Jim DeMint
340 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6121

Lindsey Graham
290 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5972