House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters outlined her agenda for the 116th Congress. She said her top concern at the moment is the need to end the longest government shutdown…
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Government officials testified at a hearing on the enforcement of antitrust laws. Witnesses included Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Joseph Simons and Makan Delrahim, assistant…
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified at a hearing on his company’s use of consumer data. He answered lawmakers' questions on issues that included search results, algorithms, privacy policies,…
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In this part of the American Enterprise Institute’s conference on health care policy, private sector health care experts talked about ways to implement greater choice for consumers. Other issues…
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The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to consider legislation to protect mortgage borrowers and to reduce risks in the housing market. The ten witnesses included mortgage…
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The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Apple Inc. v. Pepper, which concerns whether a group of iPhone app purchasers can sue the tech giant for antitrust damages over its app store and…
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Federal Trade Commission Chair Joseph Simons and other commissioners testified on the agency’s budget and priorities. Senators asked questions on a variety of consumer protection topics,…
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Ahead of the 2018 holiday season, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund hosted a discussion about their annual report on toy safety issues and concerns. The briefing…
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Telephone lines and social media were open to take viewer calls and comments to the question, “What is your view of the U.S. economy?” The question came on "Black Friday", the day after…
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Telephone lines and social media were open to take viewer calls and comments to the question, “What is your view of the U.S. economy?” The question came on "Black Friday", the day after…
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Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar delivered remarks at a National Academy of Medicine forum on prescription drug prices. Secretary Azar announced a new Trump administration proposal…
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Technology experts and privacy advocates testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on consumer data privacy. The committee was considering drafting legislation that seeks to address consumer…
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Consumer advocate and two-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader and and several experts delivered remarks on capitalism and free market policies at a day-long conference hosted by the…
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President Trump visited the Health and Human Services Department to announce changes to Medicare prescription drug prices. He said the push to bring down drug prices would make medication…
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Joseph Turow, a University of Pennsylvania professor, talked about cyber privacy policies. He said many people mistakenly believe the term “privacy policy” guarantees their information will…
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Executives from Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Google, Twitter, and Charter Communications testified on data privacy before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The committee…
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U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza was among the witnesses at a Senate Health subcommittee roundtable on financial literacy and retirement savings. Senators asked her and private industry…
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Victoria Espinel and and Nuala O’Connor, respectively the presidents and CEOs of BSA-The Software Alliance and the Center for Democracy and Technology, talked about the European Union’s…
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Consumer Product Safety Commission Acting Chair Ann Marie Buerkle talked about her agency’s mission and legislative priorities.
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The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection held an oversight hearing with all five Federal Trade Commission commissioners. They answered…
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