We co-sponsored the Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development, also known as SHRED.

We co-sponsored the Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development, also known as SHRED.

I think it is somewhere approaching $40 million a year now annually.

I will just finish with, within the Forest Service and the BLM and other Federal lands combined with State lands, we have a tremendous lack of parking access and getting into the back way to some of these outdoor recreational opportunities.

Obviously, outdoor recreation plays a huge role in Colorado's economy, so much so that while I was Governor, we set up an Office of Outdoor Recreation.

I read something this past weekend which I hadn't been aware of, and that was read through President Kennedy, John Kennedy's Office of Outdoor Recreation that he was fully intending and work toward setting up and create frameworks for.

Yes. We are aware of that and we appreciate it.

Maybe the right place for that office would be in the Commerce Department as well.

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

Thank you, Ms. Morwitz. I appreciate you taking the time to be with us.

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

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

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

small businesses are the backbone of our country and the backbone of our economy.

Thank you, Ms. Morwitz. I appreciate you taking the time to be with us.

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

Great. Thank you very much. I thank all of you. Appreciate you spending the time.

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

You know, the thing I would add to that, that we have had from--heard from roundtables, especially with older consumers when they are working online, there is a level of frustration where they get to a certain point and they are faced with…

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

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

You know, the thing I would add to that, that we have had from--heard from roundtables, especially with older consumers when they are working online, there is a level of frustration where they get to a certain point and they are faced with…

Well, and you are not even talking about the context of AI, and it is--that is going to be a separate hearing, but that is coming.

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

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