June 18, 2026: Washington, DC – The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) applauds Senator Patty Murray and Representative Rosa DeLauro for reintroducing the Children Harmed in Life-threatening or Dangerous (CHILD) Labor Act. According to recent reporting, the number of child labor violations has risen fivefold in the last 10 years.
June 17, 2026: Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) is offering a stark warning about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)’s sweeping proposal to rollback 34 regulations governing the buying, selling, and owning firearms.
June 10, 2026: Washington, DC — As the world prepares to observe World Day Against Child Labor on June 12, the Child Labor Coalition (CLC) joins today with Members of Congress, labor leaders, human rights advocates, and policy experts for Combating Child Labor 2026. Hosted by Ranking Member Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, in the Rayburn House Office Building at 3 p.m., experts will discuss today’s child labor challenges and recent legislative efforts to protect vulnerable children from exploitation here in the U.S. as well as in global supply chains.
June 10, 2026: A new Consumer Reports investigation released this week left me shocked—and frankly, disgusted.
June 4, 2026: Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided 8-1 in FCC v. AT&T that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can continue assessing fines under the agency’s founding statute. Wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon attempted to escape liability for tens of millions of dollars related to consumer privacy violations by suing to disarm the FCC, rather than defending their business practices. NCL, two former chairs of the FCC, and five other public interest organizations filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court to defend the agency earlier this year.
June 4, 2026: Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) today along with a coalition of public-interest organizations, today sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to oppose the Senate version of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) as it fails to provide adequate consumer protections, combat financial crime, or address serious ethics concerns.
June 3, 2026: Washington, DC – Following a recent segment on HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver examining the structured settlement factoring industry, National Consumers League (NCL) CEO Sally Greenberg joined the National Structured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA) for a discussion on protecting consumers from predatory financial practices.
June 3, 2026: Washington, DC – Today, the National Consumers League (NCL) submitted a letter for the record in advance of the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on “Rules of the Road: Examining Legislation to Modernize the Clean Air Act’s Mobile Source Requirements.” As families across the country reel from the ongoing affordability crisis, NCL encourages lawmakers to consider the substantial effect fuel economy features have on alleviating household budgetary pressure, as detailed in the report titled Sticker Shock.
May 28, 2026: Washington, DC– Today, the National Consumers League, Consumer Federation of America, Consumer Reports, and 136 other stakeholders and groups sent a letter to congressional leaders calling on Congress to preserve an independent, bipartisan Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and ensure the agency has the appropriate tools, resources, and personnel to carry out its lifesaving mission.
May 27, 2026: Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 Script Your Future Team Challenge, an annual competition that engages pharmacy students in raising awareness about the importance of medication adherence.
The work of the National Consumers League is making a difference in people’s lives across the country. Meet some of the consumers touched by our programs.
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Paige, 55, a Nashville wife and mother of two, answered an employment ad for secret shoppers. Before sending payment to the scammers, she reached out to NCL.
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A grease fire flared up in Decklan’s kitchen. As his family scrambled and panicked, fearing that the whole house might erupt in flames, Decklan remained calm. He hurried over to the pantry, grabbed some baking soda, and dumped it on the fire quickly extinguishing the blaze.
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Cincinnati resident Charles, 45, lost his computer business — and health insurance— during a time of economic downturn. A diabetic, Charles was now unable to afford his medication. He stopped taking it which made him seriously ill and put his life at risk.
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Jeremy is a fast-food worker who has been employed at a number of Chipotle restaurants in New York City. When he was just 20 years old, he took part in an NCL research project that revealed that management practices within the fast food chain were putting workers—and food safety for customers—at risk.
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By Sally Greenberg, NCL Executive Director
While the COVID-19 pandemic has led to hardship for all Americans, it is clear that people of color have been disproportionately burdened. Across the health care continuum, addressing this disparity has become part of the broader conversation about the history of systemic racism and the underlying social determinants of health that negatively affect the mental, physical, and economic health of individuals and entire communities.
The pandemic has underscored persistent health disparities, and there is growing recognition that representation in research and clinical trials can have a profound impact on health outcomes. A lack of representation from racially and ethnically diverse groups in research and clinical trials have typically led to gaps in data, missing the opportunity to assess the full impact of various treatments and drugs across a range of populations. The collection and use of real-world research and data to inform the potential use, risks, and benefits of medical products and treatments can ultimately lead to better health outcomes, particularly for those who have been underrepresented in the past.
Existing efforts to improve inclusion
Efforts to expand diversity and representation in medical research are underway in Congress. Policymakers are encouraging the incorporation of Real World Evidence (RWE) in drug development through the recent Cures 2.0 draft legislation released by Reps. Diana Degette (D-CO-1) and Fred Upton (D-MI-6). While the status quo limits us from effectively reaching underserved populations, the proposed legislation would allow studies that include RWE for some drugs after they have been approved. At the heart of this issue is a growing appreciation that the same therapy can affect different populations in different ways, which is why Cures 2.0 supports collecting data that more accurately reflects the unique experiences and needs of patients across diverse populations.
Recognizing the potential for RWE in maternal health
The lack of representative research in the field of maternal health is undeniable, and its implications are staggering. The dismal state of maternal care in the United States reflects how our health care system has failed women of color, including by not adequately studying treatment options to prevent maternal morbidity and mortality. The need for RWE is clear when you consider the persistent disparities in health outcomes that plague minority communities.
Preterm birth and its disproportionate impact on women of color is a stark illustration of the need to make progress on representative research in maternal health. Preterm birth is the second-largest contributor to infant death in America today. Despite the tremendous physical, emotional, and financial toll that preterm birth continues to take on our country — disproportionately so on women and families of color — not enough therapeutic tools currently exist to prevent it.
Today, “17P,” the only FDA-approved treatment to help reduce the likelihood of spontaneous, recurrent preterm birth in the United States is at-risk of being withdrawn from the market in all its forms, including the branded product and five generic versions. Unfortunately there is conflicting evidence from two different clinical trials, one representative of a diverse U.S. population and another studied in a largely white population in Europe. It’s not a straightforward comparison. If 17P is withdrawn, the women most affected by preterm birth, predominantly women of color, would be left without an FDA-approved treatment option.
The FDA is considering the path forward, including additional data collection through leveraging RWE from past patient use. The success of the first (approval) trial for 17P in the impacted communities signals the importance of RWE. Continued access to 17P is, at its core, a matter of health equity. Black women must not yet again be left vulnerable to a system that historically has overlooked them.
