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…

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

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

I look forward to working with Senator Blackburn and make sure that this is a bipartisan effort to make progress on issues that are within the jurisdiction of this subcommittee.

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.

Statement of Senator Hickenlooper

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

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

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

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.

I look forward to working with Senator Blackburn and make sure that this is a bipartisan effort to make progress on issues that are within the jurisdiction of this subcommittee.

Statement of Senator Hickenlooper

I am one of the biggest supporters you will ever find of public lands, and we do not want to ever compromise that.

I want to thank my colleagues, both who were here and were online.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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