The White House is taking on “junk fees,” those extra charges tacked on to plane tickets, hotel rooms, hospital bills and more.
FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 14, 2023. “Hidden and deceptive junk fees cost Americans billions of dollars every year," said Jeffries."House Democrats will continue to work with President Biden to fight these excessive fees, hold corporations accountable and lower costs for families across the country.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin a swing-district Michigan Democrat who is now running for the Senate, is planning an event in a few weeks and said “the administration’s initiative to eliminate junk fees will put money back in peoples’ pockets.” The Biden administration has used executive action to try to limit ticketing and medical fees, and used federal agencies to try to curb unexpected charges in banking, airlines and other sectors.
The Progressive Change Institute's political arm, the Progress Change Campaign Committee, was closely allied with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 presidential campaign, which was built around championing consumer protections and promoting progressive causes through economic populism. Combating unexpected fees could be an extension of that theme, with appeals for progressives but also for moderate Democrats and swing voters.
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