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NCL Sends Letter to Senate HELP Committee on Lowering Healthcare Costs
/in Featured Home - Health/by allisoncAugust 1, 2025: Washington, DC – On July 31, 2025, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on the rising cost of healthcare and the urgent need for patient-focused reform. Lawmakers and expert witnesses discussed challenges with employer-sponsored insurance, the lack of price transparency, and the profit-driven nature of the U.S. healthcare system.
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The National Consumers League Welcomes Four New Board Members to Advance Fairness, Safety, and Equity
/in Uncategorized/by allisoncJanuary 13, 2025: Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) today announced the appointment of Cynthia Bauerly, Amy L. Hinojosa, Josh Hurvitz, and Brian Young to its Board of Directors. The new members bring deep expertise in public policy, consumer advocacy, law, and organizational leadership, strengthening NCL’s work to advance fairness, safety, and equity for consumers nationwide.
Holding Corporations Accountable for Child Labor: NCL Endorses New Bipartisan Bill
/in Child labor, Featured Home - Workers Rights/by Lisa McDonaldJanuary 10, 2025: Washington, DC – Today, the National Consumers League’s (NCL) Child Labor Coalition (CLC) is proud to support Congresswoman Hillary Scholten’s reintroduction of her bipartisan Justice for Exploited Children Act alongside Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07). This legislation would increase both civil and criminal penalties for companies that violate child labor standards established in the Fair Labor Standards Act. Under current law, penalties for child labor violations are as low as $10,000 in some cases – and the maximum prison sentence is 6 months, even if violations result in the death or serious injury of a child.
New Options, Lower Costs, and Advice for Consumers Taking GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs
/in Featured Home - Food, Nutrition, & Obesity, Thought Leadership/by allisoncJanuary 13, 2025: As 2026 gets underway, findings from the Pew Research Center estimate that three in ten Americans – more than 100 million people – started January with resolutions to save more money, get healthier, lose weight, spend more time with family and friends, and quit smoking.
New Dietary Guidelines Take on Ultra-processed Foods but Abandon Longstanding Advice on Red Meat, Full-Fat Dairy Products and Alcohol
/in Featured Home - Food, Nutrition, & Obesity/by Lisa McDonaldJanuary 7, 2026: Washington, DC – As a voice for the nation’s consumers, the National Consumers League (NCL) values recommendations in the newly released Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030 that encourage consumers to eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains but has significant concerns that the guidelines abandon science-based recommendations limiting daily consumption of red meat, full-fat dairy products, and alcoholic beverages.