<https://isoc.live/19846> [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/19846>*LIVESTREAM <https://youtu.be/av6Ks0gZplc> | ADD TO CALENDAR <https://addcal.io/e/795fa0sy3f3k> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/19846>* On *Wednesday November 12, 2025*, *Public Knowledge <https://publicknowledge.org/> *convenes ‘*The People’s Oversight Hearing <https://publicknowledge.org/the-peoples-oversight-hearing/>*‘ in Washington DC. For the first 10 months of this Congress, there have been zero full oversight hearings for the *Federal Trade Commission* – FTC, F*ederal Communications Commission* – FCC, and *Consumer Financial Protection Bureau* – CFPB, making them less accountable and less effective, and leaving consumers, workers, and communities vulnerable. This civil society-hosted hearing will shine light on regulatory failures, and Congress’s abdication of its oversight responsibility. *AGENDA* (EST = UTC-5) *09:00 Opening Remarks* *Chris Lewis* – President and CEO, Public Knowledge *09:15 Federal Communications Commission Hearing* Witnesses *Tom Wheeler* – former FCC Chairman *Gigi Sohn* – Benton Institute / AAPB *Bob Corn-Revere* – FIRE Questioners *Joey Wender* – SHLB *Berin Szóka* – TechFreedom *Matt Wood* – Free Press *Harold Feld* – Public Knowledge *Raza Panjwani* – New America’s Open Technology Institute *Ceilidh Gao* – Communications Workers of America *Lauren Harper* – Free Press Foundation *11:00 Federal Trade Commission Hearing* Witnesses *Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter* – FTC *Bilaal Sayyed* – TechFreedom Questioners *Lisa Hone* *Anna Lenhart* *Eric Null* – Center for Democracy and Technology *John Davisson* – EPIC *Shae Gardner* – LGBT Tech *Frank Torres* – Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights *David Brody* *12:30 Lunch* *13:30 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Hearing* Witnesses *Erie Meyer* – Institute for Technology Law & Policy *Christine Zinner* – Alliance for Justice *Jennifer Zhang* – Protect Borrowers *Gracie Bouwer* – Fair Share America Questioners *Chi Chi Wu* – NCLC *Erin Witte* – CFA *Bart Naylor* – Public Citizen *15:00 Closing Remarks* *Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon* (D-PA) -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -