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Oct. 31, 2023 Booker, Kim, USDA Announce Community Facility Funding in Burlington County Sen. Andy Kim
Oct. 31, 2023 Warner Measure to Stop Taxpayer Funding of Illicit Drones Passes U.S. Senate Sen. Mark Warner
Oct. 31, 2023 Warner Measure to Stop Taxpayer Funding of Illicit Drones Passes U.S. Senate Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Oct. 31, 2023 DR. PAUL DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM DHS SECRETARY AND FBI DIRECTOR ON EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS FREE SPEECH Sen. Rand Paul
Oct. 31, 2023 McCaul, Rogers, Risch, Wicker Statement on Russia's De-Ratification of CTBT Rep. Michael McCaul
Oct. 31, 2023 Schatz Helps Secure More Than $23 Million To Improve Kawaihae Harbor On Hawai"i Island Sen. Brian Schatz
Oct. 31, 2023 Durbin Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Jack Lew To Serve As U.S. Ambassador To Israel Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2023 Warren, Markey, Pressley Celebrate Nearly $4 Million to Make Safe Bike Paths Accessible in Somerville Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Oct. 31, 2023 Senator Murray Opening Remarks at Hearing on National Security Supplemental Request Sen. Patty Murray
Oct. 31, 2023 Senator Murray Opening Remarks at Hearing on National Security Supplemental Request Sen. Patty Murray
Oct. 31, 2023 Senator Collins Opening Remarks at Hearing on National Security Supplemental Request Sen. Susan Collins
Oct. 31, 2023 Sen. Cruz Demands Answers on Taxpayer-Funded Censorship Sen. Ted Cruz
Oct. 31, 2023 Warren, Markey, Pressley Celebrate Nearly $4 Million to Make Safe Bike Paths Accessible in Somerville Sen. Ed Markey
Oct. 31, 2023 Murray Announces Over $54 Million for Port of Tacoma Expansion Project Sen. Patty Murray
Oct. 31, 2023 Warren, Markey, Pressley Celebrate Nearly $4 Million to Make Safe Bike Paths Accessible in Somerville Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Oct. 31, 2023 Ranking Member Cassidy Rebukes DOL's Proposed Rule Putting Americans' Retirement Savings at Risk Sen. Bill Cassidy
Oct. 31, 2023 Wyden: IRS Budget Cuts Will Damage Efforts to Crack Down on Hamas Funding via Fake Charities, Cryptocurrency and other Schemes Sen. Ron Wyden
Oct. 31, 2023 Thune: It's Time to End Iran's Reign of Terror Sen. John Thune
Oct. 31, 2023 Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative George Santos Rep. Michael Guest
Oct. 30, 2023 Murray, Sanders, Wyden, Baldwin Lead 44 Senators in Urging the Biden Administration to Require Insurers to Fully Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control, With No Out-of-Pocket Costs or Prescription Barrier Sen. Patty Murray
Oct. 30, 2023 Booker Applauds Biden Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence Sen. Cory Booker
Oct. 30, 2023 Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues In Urging Biden Administration To Require Insurers To Fully Cover Over-The-Counter Birth Control, With No Out-Pf-Pocket Costs Or Prescription Barrier Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2023 Murray, Sanders, Wyden, Baldwin Lead 44 Senators in Urging the Biden Administration to Require Insurers to Fully Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control, With No Out-of-Pocket Costs or Prescription Barrier Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 30, 2023 Booker Applauds Biden Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence Sen. Cory Booker
Oct. 30, 2023 Ernst Demands President Biden Address Rise in Terrorists Crossing Southern Border Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 30, 2023 Durbin Calls Out House Republicans For Dangerous Effort To Block Reauthorization Of AIDS Relief Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2023 Murray, Sanders, Wyden, Baldwin Lead 44 Senators in Urging the Biden Administration to Require Insurers to Fully Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control, With No Out-of-Pocket Costs or Prescription Barrier Sen. Ron Wyden
Oct. 30, 2023 Murray, Sanders, Wyden, Baldwin Lead 44 Senators in Urging the Biden Administration to Require Insurers to Fully Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control, With No Out-of-Pocket Costs or Prescription Barrier Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Oct. 30, 2023 Senate And House Judiciary Democrats Outline Necessary Due Process Reforms For Noncitizens In Immigration Detention Center Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Oct. 30, 2023 Senate And House Judiciary Democrats Outline Necessary Due Process Reforms For Noncitizens In Immigration Detention Center Rep. Jerry Nadler
Oct. 30, 2023 NEWS: New GAO Report Finds Pandemic Assistance Helped Reduce Credit Card Debt for America's Working Class for First Time in Over a Decade Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Oct. 30, 2023 NEWS: New GAO Report Finds Pandemic Assistance Helped Reduce Credit Card Debt for America's Working Class for First Time in Over a Decade Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 30, 2023 Senate and House Judiciary Democrats Outline Necessary Due Process Reforms for Noncitizens in Immigration Detention Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2023 Ranking Member Maxine Waters Urges Chair Gensler to Move Quickly to Finalize Climate-Risk Disclosure Rule Rep. Maxine Waters
Oct. 30, 2023 DAINES CALLS ON FBI, DHS TO PRIORITIZE PREVENTION OF ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE Sen. Steve Daines
Oct. 30, 2023 ICYMI: McConnell Welcomes Ukrainian Amb. Markarova to University of Louisville Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 30, 2023 Baldwin Leads Call to Expand Access, Lower Cost of Over-the-Counter Birth Control Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Oct. 30, 2023 Baldwin Leads Call to Expand Access, Lower Cost of Over-the-Counter Birth Control Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Oct. 30, 2023 Baldwin Leads Call to Expand Access, Lower Cost of Over-the-Counter Birth Control Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Oct. 30, 2023 Schatz: New Biden AI Order Key To Fighting Misinformation, Providing Transparency Sen. Brian Schatz
Oct. 30, 2023 DAINES INTRODUCES BILL TO PREVENT CHINA, ADVERSARIES FROM PURCHASING LAND NEAR U.S. MILITARY BASES, SENSITIVE SITES Sen. Steve Daines
Oct. 30, 2023 Senate And House Judiciary Democrats Outline Necessary Due Process Reforms For Noncitizens In Immigration Detention Center Sen. Alex Padilla
Oct. 30, 2023 DAINES HIGHLIGHTS TERROR THREAT AT SOUTHERN BORDER, CONDEMNS RISE IN ANTI-SEMITISM AROUND THE WORLD Sen. Steve Daines
Oct. 30, 2023 CORTEZ MASTO URGES BIDEN ADMIN TO REQUIRE INSURERS TO FULLY COVER OVER-THE-COUNTER BIRTH CONTROL, WITH NO OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Oct. 30, 2023 House Republicans Delay Support for Israel Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Oct. 30, 2023 Chairman Whitehouse's remarks, as prepared for delivery: Ranking Member Grassley and members of the Committee, in ten hearings so far this year, we've laid out serious risks climate change poses to the federal budget, to American families and businesses, and to the economy at large. Today's hearing will examine yet another threat posed by climate change: disruption of global supply chains, causing economic disruptions, product shortages, and higher prices for businesses and consumers--climate inflation. Our global economy relies on a network of interdependent supply chains. Its end products may be a simple soybean, or may--like this cellphone--comprise thousands of parts sourced from around the globe. Think of the interconnected systems that enable the production and distribution of a cellphone: the raw mineral extraction, the manufacturing of thousands of individual components, the assembly of those components into a single device, and the distribution of those devices worldwide. Supply chains support almost $20 trillion each year in global trade and are foundational to our everyday lives. Yet almost no one thought about them until the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the fragilities in our system. Almost overnight, we saw how shocks can disrupt supply chains, triggering cascading effects both upstream and down. Just as the pandemic wreaked havoc throughout our supply chains, climate change is poised to do the same--only much more frequently. In fact, it has already begun. Already, we are seeing climate disruptions in the procurement of raw materials. At our hearing on climate change and the agricultural sector, there was bipartisan agreement that extreme weather is damaging crop yields and increasing food prices. Last year, Hurricane Ian devastated Florida's orange trees, driving up the cost of orange juice. Climate-fueled droughts and heatwaves made growing chicken feed more expensive, which contributed to higher egg prices. Drought and wildfires in Spain have cut olive oil production in half and catapulted prices to record highs. Hotter and drier climates are stunting cacao harvests and making cocoa--an essential ingredient in chocolate--more expensive than it has been in decades. The added costs of climate change now have a seat at kitchen tables around the world. Climate upheaval is also affecting supply of the critical minerals used in electronics. Extreme weather events threaten mining infrastructure, and it's estimated that 30 to 50 percent of the world's copper, gold, iron ore, and zinc are produced in areas that are now facing water shortages. Raw material scarcity, decreases in material quality, and higher raw material prices--all translate into harder-to-source components and higher prices for consumers. We're seeing similar climate-caused disruptions in manufacturing. In China last August, a record-breaking drought reduced hydropower production so much that factories lost power, crippling production of automobiles and electronics. In Puerto Rico in 2017, Hurricane Maria damaged or destroyed dozens of medical device factories. Outright destruction of manufacturing facilities is an immediate consequence of extreme weather, but heat stress or lack of water can also pause production. Most manufacturing facilities weren't built to endure the climate extremes and climate shifts we see today, and once-in-a-blue-moon disasters are now chronic. Transportation is experiencing similar climate-triggered disruptions. The Panama Canal is an essential link in our global supply chains. In 2022, more than 14,000 ships--$270 billion in cargo--passed through. But this year brought the worst drought in a century, and in August, water levels were too low for ships to pass. As a result, August wait times were four times what they were in June, with boats waiting as long as 21 days to pass. Things are still not back to normal. The drought persists, and daily transit limits are expected through the end of the year. The Mississippi River, which transports 60 percent of U.S. grain exports, is experiencing similar problems. For the last two years, extreme heat and drought have brought water levels dangerously low, limiting barge shipments and causing shipping costs to soar. Today, the cargo rate from St. Louis southward is almost 80 percent higher than the three-year average. CDP, one of the premier organizations quantifying the effects of climate change, has analyzed data from over 8,000 suppliers. They estimate that environmental risks in supply chains will cost companies $120 billion by 2026--costs companies will pass on to consumers in higher prices. As sea levels and temperatures rise and extreme weather becomes more frequent and more intense, the effects of climate change on supply chains will only get worse. Recently, the White House Council of Economic Advisors warned that climate change will make supply chain disruptions more common; that "as networks become more connected, and climate change worsens, the frequency and size of supply-chain-related disasters" will grow. More bottlenecks and backlogs. More delivery delays and empty shelves. Higher prices. Climate-driven disruption causing climate-driven inflation. Some of the economic threats we've warned of are crashes, that can hit suddenly and systemically--across the whole economy. Supply chain disruptions are more likely to cause local shocks, but nationally will erode buying power as prices rise. If you care about inflation, you'd better care about climate disruption. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Oct. 30, 2023 Republican Plan to Gut IRS Enforcement In Israel Funding Bill Sen. Ron Wyden
Oct. 30, 2023 Senate And House Judiciary Democrats Outline Necessary Due Process Reforms For Noncitizens In Immigration Detention Center Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2023 Durbin, Marshall Urge DOT, CFPB To Protect Consumers Against Unfair And Deceptive Practices In Airlines' Reward Programs Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2023 ICYMI: Chairman McCaul on Fox News' "Fox News Sunday" Rep. Michael McCaul
Date Title Politician
Oct. 31, 2023 Booker, Kim, USDA Announce Community Facility Funding in Burlington County Sen.Andy Kim
Oct. 31, 2023 Warner Measure to Stop Taxpayer Funding of Illicit Drones Passes U.S. Senate Sen.Mark Warner
Oct. 31, 2023 Warner Measure to Stop Taxpayer Funding of Illicit Drones Passes U.S. Senate Sen.Marsha Blackburn
Oct. 31, 2023 DR. PAUL DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM DHS SECRETARY AND FBI DIRECTOR ON EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS FREE SPEECH Sen.Rand Paul
Oct. 31, 2023 McCaul, Rogers, Risch, Wicker Statement on Russia's De-Ratification of CTBT Rep.Michael McCaul
Oct. 31, 2023 Schatz Helps Secure More Than $23 Million To Improve Kawaihae Harbor On Hawai"i Island Sen.Brian Schatz
Oct. 31, 2023 Durbin Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Jack Lew To Serve As U.S. Ambassador To Israel Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2023 Warren, Markey, Pressley Celebrate Nearly $4 Million to Make Safe Bike Paths Accessible in Somerville Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Oct. 31, 2023 Senator Murray Opening Remarks at Hearing on National Security Supplemental Request Sen.Patty Murray
Oct. 31, 2023 Senator Murray Opening Remarks at Hearing on National Security Supplemental Request Sen.Patty Murray
Oct. 31, 2023 Senator Collins Opening Remarks at Hearing on National Security Supplemental Request Sen.Susan Collins
Oct. 31, 2023 Sen. Cruz Demands Answers on Taxpayer-Funded Censorship Sen.Ted Cruz
Oct. 31, 2023 Warren, Markey, Pressley Celebrate Nearly $4 Million to Make Safe Bike Paths Accessible in Somerville Sen.Ed Markey
Oct. 31, 2023 Murray Announces Over $54 Million for Port of Tacoma Expansion Project Sen.Patty Murray
Oct. 31, 2023 Warren, Markey, Pressley Celebrate Nearly $4 Million to Make Safe Bike Paths Accessible in Somerville Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Oct. 31, 2023 Ranking Member Cassidy Rebukes DOL's Proposed Rule Putting Americans' Retirement Savings at Risk Sen.Bill Cassidy
Oct. 31, 2023 Wyden: IRS Budget Cuts Will Damage Efforts to Crack Down on Hamas Funding via Fake Charities, Cryptocurrency and other Schemes Sen.Ron Wyden
Oct. 31, 2023 Thune: It's Time to End Iran's Reign of Terror Sen.John Thune
Oct. 31, 2023 Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative George Santos Rep.Michael Guest
Oct. 30, 2023 Murray, Sanders, Wyden, Baldwin Lead 44 Senators in Urging the Biden Administration to Require Insurers to Fully Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control, With No Out-of-Pocket Costs or Prescription Barrier Sen.Patty Murray
Oct. 30, 2023 Booker Applauds Biden Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence Sen.Cory Booker
Oct. 30, 2023 Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues In Urging Biden Administration To Require Insurers To Fully Cover Over-The-Counter Birth Control, With No Out-Pf-Pocket Costs Or Prescription Barrier Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2023 Murray, Sanders, Wyden, Baldwin Lead 44 Senators in Urging the Biden Administration to Require Insurers to Fully Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control, With No Out-of-Pocket Costs or Prescription Barrier Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 30, 2023 Booker Applauds Biden Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence Sen.Cory Booker
Oct. 30, 2023 Ernst Demands President Biden Address Rise in Terrorists Crossing Southern Border Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 30, 2023 Durbin Calls Out House Republicans For Dangerous Effort To Block Reauthorization Of AIDS Relief Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2023 Murray, Sanders, Wyden, Baldwin Lead 44 Senators in Urging the Biden Administration to Require Insurers to Fully Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control, With No Out-of-Pocket Costs or Prescription Barrier Sen.Ron Wyden
Oct. 30, 2023 Murray, Sanders, Wyden, Baldwin Lead 44 Senators in Urging the Biden Administration to Require Insurers to Fully Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control, With No Out-of-Pocket Costs or Prescription Barrier Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Oct. 30, 2023 Senate And House Judiciary Democrats Outline Necessary Due Process Reforms For Noncitizens In Immigration Detention Center Rep.Pramila Jayapal
Oct. 30, 2023 Senate And House Judiciary Democrats Outline Necessary Due Process Reforms For Noncitizens In Immigration Detention Center Rep.Jerry Nadler
Oct. 30, 2023 NEWS: New GAO Report Finds Pandemic Assistance Helped Reduce Credit Card Debt for America's Working Class for First Time in Over a Decade Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Oct. 30, 2023 NEWS: New GAO Report Finds Pandemic Assistance Helped Reduce Credit Card Debt for America's Working Class for First Time in Over a Decade Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 30, 2023 Senate and House Judiciary Democrats Outline Necessary Due Process Reforms for Noncitizens in Immigration Detention Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2023 Ranking Member Maxine Waters Urges Chair Gensler to Move Quickly to Finalize Climate-Risk Disclosure Rule Rep.Maxine Waters
Oct. 30, 2023 DAINES CALLS ON FBI, DHS TO PRIORITIZE PREVENTION OF ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE Sen.Steve Daines
Oct. 30, 2023 ICYMI: McConnell Welcomes Ukrainian Amb. Markarova to University of Louisville Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 30, 2023 Baldwin Leads Call to Expand Access, Lower Cost of Over-the-Counter Birth Control Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Oct. 30, 2023 Baldwin Leads Call to Expand Access, Lower Cost of Over-the-Counter Birth Control Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Oct. 30, 2023 Baldwin Leads Call to Expand Access, Lower Cost of Over-the-Counter Birth Control Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Oct. 30, 2023 Schatz: New Biden AI Order Key To Fighting Misinformation, Providing Transparency Sen.Brian Schatz
Oct. 30, 2023 DAINES INTRODUCES BILL TO PREVENT CHINA, ADVERSARIES FROM PURCHASING LAND NEAR U.S. MILITARY BASES, SENSITIVE SITES Sen.Steve Daines
Oct. 30, 2023 Senate And House Judiciary Democrats Outline Necessary Due Process Reforms For Noncitizens In Immigration Detention Center Sen.Alex Padilla
Oct. 30, 2023 DAINES HIGHLIGHTS TERROR THREAT AT SOUTHERN BORDER, CONDEMNS RISE IN ANTI-SEMITISM AROUND THE WORLD Sen.Steve Daines
Oct. 30, 2023 CORTEZ MASTO URGES BIDEN ADMIN TO REQUIRE INSURERS TO FULLY COVER OVER-THE-COUNTER BIRTH CONTROL, WITH NO OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
Oct. 30, 2023 House Republicans Delay Support for Israel Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Oct. 30, 2023 Chairman Whitehouse's remarks, as prepared for delivery: Ranking Member Grassley and members of the Committee, in ten hearings so far this year, we've laid out serious risks climate change poses to the federal budget, to American families and businesses, and to the economy at large. Today's hearing will examine yet another threat posed by climate change: disruption of global supply chains, causing economic disruptions, product shortages, and higher prices for businesses and consumers--climate inflation. Our global economy relies on a network of interdependent supply chains. Its end products may be a simple soybean, or may--like this cellphone--comprise thousands of parts sourced from around the globe. Think of the interconnected systems that enable the production and distribution of a cellphone: the raw mineral extraction, the manufacturing of thousands of individual components, the assembly of those components into a single device, and the distribution of those devices worldwide. Supply chains support almost $20 trillion each year in global trade and are foundational to our everyday lives. Yet almost no one thought about them until the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the fragilities in our system. Almost overnight, we saw how shocks can disrupt supply chains, triggering cascading effects both upstream and down. Just as the pandemic wreaked havoc throughout our supply chains, climate change is poised to do the same--only much more frequently. In fact, it has already begun. Already, we are seeing climate disruptions in the procurement of raw materials. At our hearing on climate change and the agricultural sector, there was bipartisan agreement that extreme weather is damaging crop yields and increasing food prices. Last year, Hurricane Ian devastated Florida's orange trees, driving up the cost of orange juice. Climate-fueled droughts and heatwaves made growing chicken feed more expensive, which contributed to higher egg prices. Drought and wildfires in Spain have cut olive oil production in half and catapulted prices to record highs. Hotter and drier climates are stunting cacao harvests and making cocoa--an essential ingredient in chocolate--more expensive than it has been in decades. The added costs of climate change now have a seat at kitchen tables around the world. Climate upheaval is also affecting supply of the critical minerals used in electronics. Extreme weather events threaten mining infrastructure, and it's estimated that 30 to 50 percent of the world's copper, gold, iron ore, and zinc are produced in areas that are now facing water shortages. Raw material scarcity, decreases in material quality, and higher raw material prices--all translate into harder-to-source components and higher prices for consumers. We're seeing similar climate-caused disruptions in manufacturing. In China last August, a record-breaking drought reduced hydropower production so much that factories lost power, crippling production of automobiles and electronics. In Puerto Rico in 2017, Hurricane Maria damaged or destroyed dozens of medical device factories. Outright destruction of manufacturing facilities is an immediate consequence of extreme weather, but heat stress or lack of water can also pause production. Most manufacturing facilities weren't built to endure the climate extremes and climate shifts we see today, and once-in-a-blue-moon disasters are now chronic. Transportation is experiencing similar climate-triggered disruptions. The Panama Canal is an essential link in our global supply chains. In 2022, more than 14,000 ships--$270 billion in cargo--passed through. But this year brought the worst drought in a century, and in August, water levels were too low for ships to pass. As a result, August wait times were four times what they were in June, with boats waiting as long as 21 days to pass. Things are still not back to normal. The drought persists, and daily transit limits are expected through the end of the year. The Mississippi River, which transports 60 percent of U.S. grain exports, is experiencing similar problems. For the last two years, extreme heat and drought have brought water levels dangerously low, limiting barge shipments and causing shipping costs to soar. Today, the cargo rate from St. Louis southward is almost 80 percent higher than the three-year average. CDP, one of the premier organizations quantifying the effects of climate change, has analyzed data from over 8,000 suppliers. They estimate that environmental risks in supply chains will cost companies $120 billion by 2026--costs companies will pass on to consumers in higher prices. As sea levels and temperatures rise and extreme weather becomes more frequent and more intense, the effects of climate change on supply chains will only get worse. Recently, the White House Council of Economic Advisors warned that climate change will make supply chain disruptions more common; that "as networks become more connected, and climate change worsens, the frequency and size of supply-chain-related disasters" will grow. More bottlenecks and backlogs. More delivery delays and empty shelves. Higher prices. Climate-driven disruption causing climate-driven inflation. Some of the economic threats we've warned of are crashes, that can hit suddenly and systemically--across the whole economy. Supply chain disruptions are more likely to cause local shocks, but nationally will erode buying power as prices rise. If you care about inflation, you'd better care about climate disruption. Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Oct. 30, 2023 Republican Plan to Gut IRS Enforcement In Israel Funding Bill Sen.Ron Wyden
Oct. 30, 2023 Senate And House Judiciary Democrats Outline Necessary Due Process Reforms For Noncitizens In Immigration Detention Center Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2023 Durbin, Marshall Urge DOT, CFPB To Protect Consumers Against Unfair And Deceptive Practices In Airlines' Reward Programs Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2023 ICYMI: Chairman McCaul on Fox News' "Fox News Sunday" Rep.Michael McCaul
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