Today, Accountable.US released the following statement on the disclosures of record-breaking lobbying and spending by the pharmaceutical industry in the first quarter of 2024. The massive spending by Big Pharma comes as they attempt to buy influence in the hopes of rolling back President Biden’s historic new program to allow Medicare to finally
Late yesterday, Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) unanimously voted in favor of a Congressional Review Act resolution introduced by U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY-06) to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB)’s hugely popular rule capping most credit card late fees at $8, down from a $32 average. Commit
Trump-appointed 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Don Willett is poised to not recuse himself in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit against the CFPB’s credit card late fee rule even though Willett’s most recent financial disclosure report lists up to tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of shares in Citigroup – a bank greatly impacted by the CF
Massive corporations raking in huge profits cry foul over being forced to pay their fair share for developing taxpayer-owned resources
On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) is expected to vote on House Joint Resolution 122, a Congressional Review Act resolution introduced by U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY-06) to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final credit card late fee rule capping most credit card late fees at $8, down from an average of $32. A
After suing to block the Biden administration’s cost-lowering Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson announced $21.38 billion in Q1 2024 sales, exceeding Q1 2023 and bringing in $5.35 billion in profit.
A new analysis from government watchdog Accountable.US found that since January 2017, 63 percent of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuits challenging federal regulations were filed within district courts under the jurisdiction of the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The report comes as the U.S. Chamber has faced increased
Today’s U.S. Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report shows a slight increase in inflation in the face of persistent corporate greed in a number of sectors. As government watchdog Accountable.US has documented, major companies in the pharmaceutical, housing and food industries have continued to artificially inflate prices despite boasti
New Politico reporting found Trump-appointed 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Don Willett has personal conflicts of interest involving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit against the CFPB’s credit card late fee rule – a lawsuit Willett already issued opinions on including casting a deciding vote to reverse a recent decision by Trump-appointed
In their latest affront to consumers on behalf of their industry donors, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) and U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) have introduced or are planning to introduce Congressional Review Act resolutions to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) new rule capping credit card late fees at $8 which
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