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Booker pushes for bill to curb bank fees for overdrawn accounts
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is the chief Senate sponsor of legislation to curb bank overdraft fees.

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, center, speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on July 12, 2022, on his bill to curb bank overdraft fees. Joining him are U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., right.U.S. Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday urged Congress to pass his bill cracking down on fees that banks charge their customers when they overdraw their accounts.

Booker was joined by Senate co-sponsor Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., the sponsor of similar legislation, and representatives of several consumer groups, as he pushed lawmakers to curb a practice that last year added $8 billion to the coffers of U.S. banks.

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