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Protecting Consumers from Junk Fees [1]

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Date: 2023-06-08 10:00:00-04:00

U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security, will convene a subcommittee hearing titled “Protecting Consumers from Junk Fees” on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing will explore how undisclosed fees harm consumers and prevent a fair and transparent market and will examine potential legislative solutions.

Witnesses:

Sally Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer, National Consumers League

Vicki G. Morwitz, Bruce Greenwald Professor of Business, Marketing Division, Columbia Business School

Todd J. Zywicki, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia School of Law, George Mason University

Witnesses are subject to change.

Hearing Details:

WHAT: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security Hearing on Junk Fees

DATE: Thursday, June 8, 2023

TIME: 10:00 a.m. ET

LOCATION: Committee Hearing Room, Russell 253

LIVESTREAM: The hearing will stream live on the Committee website here, Twitter here, and Facebook here

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[1] Url: https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2023/6/protecting-consumers-from-junk-fees

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