Subcommittee: Protecting Consumers from Junk Fees
10:00 AM
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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Majority Statement
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Senator Cantwell
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Testimony
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Sally Greenberg
National Consumers LeagueDownload Testimony (169.60 KB) -
Vicki Morwitz
Columbia Business SchoolDownload Testimony (302.05 KB) -
Todd Zywicki
George Mason University, School of LawDownload Testimony (228.53 KB)