Funerals and Burials: Protecting Consumers from Bad Practices
April 11, 2000
The purpose of this hearing is: (1) to educate consumers about the industries (2) to expose bad practices and (3) to explore the extent of consumer satisfaction.
Date: April 11, 2000
Time: 10:00 a.m.
106 Dirksen
Statements of Committee Members
- Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman, Iowa
Witness Testimony Panel 1:
- Eileen Harrington , Associate Director, Marketing Practices, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC
- G.V. Ayers , Chief Department of Consumer Affairs, Cemetery and Funeral Programs, State of California, Sacramento, California
- Jay U. Jacobson , National Funeral Directors, Pella, Iowa
- Paul Elvig , International Cemetery & Funeral Association, Reston, Virginia
Hearing Publications
- Committee on Aging Print: 106-27