>> Why in the hell doesn't our wonderful congress do something about all of these kinds of calls.  <<

No, the REAL question is "why haven't you obtained a call blocker, to help yourself?"

Please keep up with the news, rather than make specious statements.

The FTC and top communications companies met several times, to determine what they can do to stop robocalls and other illegal calls.  Here is a link to a page showing the history and conclusions of various initiatives, as well as links to recent Congressional bills and Industry Implementations.

http://www.phonehelp.2truth.com/initiatives.html

(I strongly suggest you access the above page, and read the history and progress of
H.R.2669 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2015
and
S.2558 - Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016
to learn how [slowly] bills progress through our Congressional system, even when there is bilateral agreement that something should be done.)

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