This hearing is one hour 40 minutes. Sen. Brown finding more and more ways to raise those costs, to boost their own profits. Weve talked about how every time americans go to a Grocery Store, they pay for corporate stock buybacks and executive bonuses. Last week we looked at how Companies Use the latest technologies to jack up prices for consumers. This week we look at junk fees. Often lastminute charges that drive up the cost of products, have no justification or connection to anything other than their quests for profits. Think about that hotel room you booked that has a bunch of mysterious charges at the end. Or that time you paid your credit card bill over the phone so you wouldnt be late but were charged a convenience fee. The only thing that fee is convenient for is the banks bottom line. Or lets say youre looking for an apartment, you find one with affordable rent but when you look at the lease, you realize between the maintenance fee and the trash fee and the mysterious convenien
Sen. Brown finding more and more ways to raise those costs, to boost their own profits. Weve talked about how every time americans go to a Grocery Store, they pay for corporate stock buybacks and executive bonuses. Last week we looked at how Companies Use the latest technologies to jack up prices for consumers. This week we look at junk fees. Often lastminute charges that drive up the cost of products, have no justification or connection to anything other than their quests for profits. Think about that hotel room you booked that has a bunch of mysterious charges at the end. Or that time you paid your credit card bill over the phone so you wouldnt be late but were charged a convenience fee. The only thing that fee is convenient for is the banks bottom line. Or lets say youre looking for an apartment, you find one with affordable rent but when you look at the lease, you realize between the maintenance fee and the trash fee and the mysterious convenience fee, the actual rent youll be char
Extra costs to consumers monthly bills. Live coverage here on cspan. Cspan live here, the Senate Banking Committee Hearing about to get under way. Witnesses will be testifying on how junk fees effect consumers and their budgets. Some examples of those fees are the hidden charges that get attached to goods and services such as loans and Bank Accounts or corporations. Sen. Brown finding more and more ways to raise those costs, to boost their own profits. Weve talked about how every time americans go to a Grocery Store, they pay for corporate stock buybacks and executive bonuses. Last week we looked at how Companies Use the latest technologies to jack up prices for consumers. This week we look at junk fees. Often lastminute charges that drive up the cost of products, have no justification or connection to anything other than their quests for profits. Think about that hotel room you booked that has a bunch of mysterious charges at the end. Or that time you paid your credit card bill over t
May our nation be faithful to those still with us, providing whatever their needs may be after they gave years of their lives in service to our country rather than dedicated to personal gain. Inspiration to us and we should not forget nor negligent our responsibility to them. Nor neglect our responsibility to thefment as the nation pauses to show its respect, may we be forever grateful to the blessings you have bestowed upon the United States of america. May our nation continue to be a beacon of hope for the world and may all we do be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his pproval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from arkansas, mr. Westerman. Mr. Westerman i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisib
Respond to uncertainty in the marketplace, in light of republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act. This is an hour and a half. Affordable Health Care Act. Dash i would like to welcome you to todays briefing. Ais is part of a series on features ons Health Insurance and we will be doing three summits on the future of health care this year starting with the future of Health Insurance and chronic care and the future of the health care workforce. They are excited you are here. But i comes to Health Insurance, the future starts here and now. We have a lot to talk about today. Before we do, i want to thank our sponsors for todays session, our annual series. Our sponsors are anthem, and i want to thank the blue cross and Blue Shield Association and our other sponsors for their support. I would like to point out one of our Board Members is meg murray. Thanks for being here. We will hear a couple of brief words from two of our sponsors. I want to introduce shawn martin, her