We would urge you to support S. 916 it is the Junk Fee Prevention Act.

If every company displayed all in, upfront pricing to consumers, small and large businesses would have a more level playing field.

Absolutely. Well, I appreciate all of your time and all of your work.

I think junk fees sometimes is the wrong term because it does sound pejorative.

We are, I think, all agree that customers benefit from transparent upfront pricing.

He is always looking at things from a different perspective, and you know, bringing to the surface things that might otherwise not be shared.

We had FTC members here, both Democrat and Republican nominees. They all said we needed to replace that.

Hearing held on June 8, 2023

The smoke that we are seeing right now in Washington that is blanketing large portions of America right now is mostly coming from Canada.

Absolutely. Well, I appreciate all of your time and all of your work.

If every company displayed all in, upfront pricing to consumers, small and large businesses would have a more level playing field.

Yes, certainly the oftentimes many industries, in anticipation of legislation, move to be in compliance before the legislation is passed.

This is our first hearing this Congress of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security.

we have to examine in the light of climate change and recognize there is an urgency there that we haven't had before.

Action to address the consumer and competitive harm created by junk fees is urgently needed.

the climate change is something you have got to put in your calculation and that the expenses of air quality at this level are, you know, when you actually begin trying to itemize them, it becomes enormous.

collaboration, and that takes more time, more money, more people, and yet it is crucial.

I look forward to working with Senator Blackburn and make sure that this is a bipartisan effort.