[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 3, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S1113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       NOMINATION OF JULIE BRILL

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I am pleased that the Senate today 
confirmed Julie Brill as Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, 
FTC. I have known Julie for her work during nearly 20 years as an 
Assistant Attorney General from Vermont, and believe that both the FTC 
and consumers around the country will benefit greatly from her 
appointment.
  Ms. Brill is extremely well qualified to serve as an FTC 
Commissioner. She graduated from Princeton University and New York 
University Law School, served as a law clerk to the Vermont Federal 
Judge Franklin Billings, and served both as an Assistant Attorney 
General in Vermont and General Counsel of the Vermont Department of 
Banking, Insurance and Securities. Most recently, Ms. Brill worked as 
Senior Deputy Attorney General of the Consumer Protection Division in 
the North Carolina Department of Justice. Over her professional career, 
Ms. Brill has worked on critical issues in agriculture, tobacco, food, 
pharmaceuticals, and identity theft. Her expertise and intelligence 
have allowed her to excel in all of these areas.
  The FTC has an important role in protecting consumers from unfair and 
deceptive trade practices as well as anticompetitive behavior by 
businesses. Ms. Brill will serve consumers well in her new position as 
a Commissioner.
  Ms. Brill has spent much of her professional life working on behalf 
of the people of Vermont, and I look forward to continuing to work with 
her as she helps to advance Chairman Leibowitz's active agenda. I know 
her family, and was delighted to introduce her at her confirmation 
hearing. I congratulate Ms. Brill on her confirmation.

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