Repeat after me. 'Robocall' is not a bad word.
I don't get on the phone and prank people and things like that on the phone with people, no.
I am pleased to see portions of my own robocall bill, the 'Stopping Bad Robocalls Act,' incorporated in the TRACED Act.
So I rang up British Telecom, I said 'I want to report a nuisance caller', he said 'Not you again'.
There is no reason why any legitimate caller should be spoofing an unassigned or invalid phone number. It's just a way for scammers to evade the law.
Over the years, countless people throughout South Jersey have shared with me that they are constantly harassed by robocalls and scams. Members of Congress have a responsibility to hold scammers responsible for their abusive practices and protect the American people from this abuse.
What I like best about the telephone is that it keeps you in touch with people, particularly people who want to sell you magazine subscriptions in the middle of the night.
Crank-calling people is the oldest bit in the world.
Who, other than a crazy person, does anything besides hang up on a robo-call? Any call, any person, anywhere, under any circumstances.
The scourge of unlawful robocalls is technically complex to address, and no single action will get the job done.
