In the House, Representative Frank Pallone of New Jersey has a proposal called Stopping Bad Robocalls, which certainly gets to the point. It’s called the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act, which I certainly hope you noticed spells out Traced. Markey says, “If this bill can’t pass then no bill can pass,” and he’s probably right. The idea is to make telephone companies try much harder to identify and block slimy robocalls. Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook, Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram.

Source: New York Times March 02, 2019 00:33 UTC