House Republicans have sent a letter to Uber asking the tech company to explain what steps it is taking in response to drivers' complaints that they’re being asked to deliver packages they suspect to be drugs.
next month when Republicans have a House majority, and four other Republicans on the committee.
“We have championed the development of new technologies and the benefits and convenience which the gig economy provides our constituents — especially during labor shortages that hurt delivery and mobility options for Americans,” the lawmakers wrote. “However, this new innovative method for transporting essential goods may also be taken advantage of by bad actors looking to move illegal or harmful products to unwitting Americans, including children,” they wrote.A spokesperson for McMorris Rodgers said she would be sending letters to other delivery companies, including Alto, Lyft and Roadie. Those companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has a wide portfolio that past chairs have used to scrutinize an array of subjects, from
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