John Breyault (@jammingecono) 's Twitter Profile
John Breyault

@jammingecono

He/Him/His | Consumer advocate, scam fighter, chess and political junkie, tech geek, proud Franco-Virginian, GMU '99. Views expressed are my own.

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linkhttp://www.nclnet.org calendar_today06-04-2007 20:09:40

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William J. McGee (@williamjmcgee) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I was honored to join the FTC virtual public workshop on predatory pricing today. I discussed how this can affect the airlines & cited the new American Economic Liberties Project paper (below) I wrote with Helaine Olen that analyzes Southwest underpricing against Hawaiian. ftc.gov/media/competit…

Congressman Greg Landsman (@repgreglandsman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

2. Tickets: You were about to get full transparency on ticket pricing and refunds for concerts, hotels, you name it. No more hidden fees. Gone.

Sports Fans Coalition (@sportsfanorg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ICYMI Rep. Frank Pallone took to the floor to defend the original CR. “Consumers are being screwed all over the place with shady things on websites… junk fees, all kinds of deceptive practices…” Those things he’s talking about would have been solved by the bipartisan TICKET Act.

ICYMI <a href="/FrankPallone/">Rep. Frank Pallone</a> took to the floor to defend the original CR. “Consumers are being screwed all over the place with shady things on websites… junk fees, all kinds of deceptive practices…” Those things he’s talking about would have been solved by the bipartisan TICKET Act.
AFR (@realbankreform) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you, FTC , for the largest judgment — $20 million — ever against a car dealership. Consumers are tired of being swindled into junk fees. 🧵

U.S. Department of Transportation (@usdot) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If your flight is impacted due to weather, check your flight status with your airline and monitor fly.faa.gov for the most up-to-date information from affected airports.

Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@secretarypete) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Winter weather is impacting travel across the eastern United States. Remember, if your flight is cancelled for any reason—including weather—and you choose not to rebook, you are entitled to a full refund.

Alvaro Bedoya (@bedoyaftc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Egg prices. Cash advance apps that rip you off. Landlords who trick you into higher rent. Housing prices. Wage theft. Drug shortages. Sports betting. CDL schools. Pig-butchering scams. Here's 10 things Chairman Andrew Ferguson could do today to help people with the cost of living.

Egg prices. Cash advance apps that rip you off. Landlords who trick you into higher rent. Housing prices. Wage theft. Drug shortages. Sports betting. CDL schools. Pig-butchering scams. Here's 10 things Chairman <a href="/AFergusonFTC/">Andrew Ferguson</a>  could do today to help people with the cost of living.
Alvaro Bedoya (@bedoyaftc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

And that consumer complaint system feeds into Consumer Sentinel. Which feeds into the FTC. And which feeds to 48 state attorneys general.

And that consumer complaint system feeds into Consumer Sentinel. Which feeds into the FTC. And which feeds to 48 state attorneys general.
Alvaro Bedoya (@bedoyaftc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I am a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. The president just illegally fired me. This is corruption plain and simple. My full statement:

I am a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. The president just illegally fired me. This is corruption plain and simple. My full statement:
Elizabeth Warren (@senwarren) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Terry was scammed out of most of his savings and was supposed to get his money back—until Donald Trump and Elon Musk gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Watch his story:

National Consumers League (@ncl_tweets) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 New legislation by Rep. Haley Stevens will protect fraud victims from unfair tax penalties when scammers steal from their 401(k)s early. NCL supports this critical step! #ConsumerProtection #FraudPrevention "Fraud victims are harmed enough when criminals steal their life

🚨 New legislation by <a href="/RepHaleyStevens/">Rep. Haley Stevens</a> will protect fraud victims from unfair tax penalties when scammers steal from their 401(k)s early. NCL supports this critical step!  #ConsumerProtection #FraudPrevention

 "Fraud victims are harmed enough when criminals steal their life
National Consumers League (@ncl_tweets) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Protecting fraud victims from unfair tax penalties – it’s time for change! 🙌 Rep. Haley Stevens is taking a stand with new legislation to ensure fraud victims don’t face extra burdens after being scammed. NCL VP of Public Policy John Breyault John Breyault says it best: “Fraud

Protecting fraud victims from unfair tax penalties – it’s time for change! 🙌 <a href="/RepHaleyStevens/">Rep. Haley Stevens</a> is taking a stand with new legislation to ensure fraud victims don’t face extra burdens after being scammed.

NCL VP of Public Policy John Breyault <a href="/JammingEcono/">John Breyault</a> says it best: “Fraud
Rep. Frank Pallone (@frankpallone) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨BREAKING: The TICKET Act just passed out of Energy & Commerce Democrats—bringing us closer to banning junk fees, fake ticket listings, and scam resale sites. Last year, Elon Musk killed our bipartisan deal on this bill with a tweet. Republicans caved. Today, we pushed forward—for fans,

National Consumers League (@ncl_tweets) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The House has once again passed the TICKET Act with overwhelming bipartisan support—because everyone deserves to know the full price of a ticket before clicking buy. This commonsense bill will ban hidden fees and bring long-overdue transparency to the ticket marketplace. Next

The House has once again passed the TICKET Act with overwhelming bipartisan support—because everyone deserves to know the full price of a ticket before clicking buy.

This commonsense bill will ban hidden fees and bring long-overdue transparency to the ticket marketplace.

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