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NCL Sends Letter to Senate HELP Committee on Lowering Healthcare Costs
/in Featured Home - Your Health Letters, Press Releases, Statements /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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NCL Applauds Introduction of Deceptive Downsizing Prohibition Act
/in Featured Home - Consumer Protection Press Releases, Statements /by Lisa McDonaldSeptember 12, 2025: Today, Congressman Correa introduced the Deceptive Downsizing Prohibition Act, a bill that would prevent misleading practices in product packaging, including undisclosed shrinkflation. The National Consumers League (NCL), Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, Consumer World, and Public Citizen have endorsed the bill.
National Consumers League Calls Out Flawed Science in MAHA Second Health Report
/in Featured Home - Your Health, Press release Press Releases, Publications /by Lisa McDonaldSeptember 11, 2025: Washington, DC — The National Consumers League (NCL) is deeply concerned about the Trump Administration’s latest Make America Healthy Again Commission (MAHA) report, led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. While framed as a blueprint for addressing childhood chronic disease and other public health issues, the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy Report lacks in policy specificity and leaves parents and consumers with more questions than answers.
NCL strongly opposes 10-year ban on tech regulations
/in Featured Home - Fraud Prevention, Press release Press Releases, Statements /by Lisa McDonaldJune 25, 2025: Washington, DC — The “One Big Beautiful Bill” budget reconciliation legislation includes language that would largely ban states from regulating tech companies for 10 years if the states accept federal money for building out high-speed internet infrastructure. Specifically, the language prevents states from enforcing laws that protect the public from artificial intelligence and “automated decision systems.” The legislation’s definition of “automated decision systems” is so broad it could impact several existing state laws, including safeguards for digital privacy and anti-discrimination.
CFPB layoffs significantly raise consumers’ risk of fraud
/in Featured Home - Fraud Prevention, Press release CFPB Press Releases, Statements /by Lisa McDonaldApril 17, 2025: Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) is calling on the Trump Administration to immediately stop the sweeping layoffs announced at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Reports that the Administration plans to lay off 1,500 positions across the CFPB’s enforcement and supervision divisions will drastically reduce the agency’s ability to fulfill its core mission of protecting consumers.