Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommitee on Oversight and Investigations
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All states that have examined the financial impact of alternative energy suppliers on residential consumers have reached similar findings – alternative energy suppliers charge customers more for utility service that is essentially identical to distribution utility service.
Written Testimony of Ariel Nelson, Staff Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center in Support of H.B. 6528 before the Housing Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly, 2021 Regular Session
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The federal Health & Human Services’ Low Income Home Energy AssistanceProgram (LIHEAP) is the cornerstone of government efforts to help low-income seniors andfamilies afford essential home energy services.
Most consumers pay more for competitive supply than they would have paid for service from their utility companies. And the very small number of consumers who do manage to save money see only minor savings.
Most consumers pay more for competitive supply than they would have paid for service from their utility companies. And the very small number of consumers who do manage to save money see only minor savings.
Most consumers pay more for competitive supply than they would have paid for service from their utility companies. And the very small number of consumers who do manage to save money see only minor savings.
Medical debt is one of the most prevalent types of consumer debt. 13% of Oregon residents inpredominantly white zip codes have one or more medical debts in collection on their creditreports, increasing to 15% for residents of predominantly non-white zip codes. Among U.S.consumers, 52% of collection items on credit reports are for medical debts. Medical…
Written Testimony of Olivia Wein, National Consumer Law Center in Support of HB 982, Public Utilities – Low-Income and Middle-Income Housing – Energy Performance Targets
NCLC supports HB 260, which would help policymakers and regulators to better protect Maryland consumers
Written Testimony of John W. Van Alst Attorney, National Consumer Law Center and Director of NCLC’s Working Cars for Working Families Project Before the Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations U.S. House of Representatives “Examining Discrimination in the Automobile Loan and Insurance Industries.”
The corrections telecommunications industry contracts with prison and jail systems (and immigrationdetention centers) to provide the exclusive means for prisoners to maintain contact with the outsideworld. Limiting such contact and charging inflated prices for it is unfair and exploitative, and weakensfamily bonds by reducing the frequency of contact between prisoners and their families, which is…
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