Travelers is the #1 provider of DC homeowners and commercial insurance. Travelers is also pouring over $4 BILLION into the fossil fuel industry. I testified in front of the DC Council about how Travelers is actively causing climate risk and passing costs on to consumers.

📣The Advanced Clean Cars II Rule will deliver significant health, climate & economic benefits, which is why over a dozen states + Washington, DC have adopted the standards. Take action: Join me in urging U.S. EPA to quickly grant the #ACCII waiver. act.sierraclub.org/actions/Nation…

Full release here: pirg.org/media-center/n…

Best reference to Cookie Monster and @CFPB: Credit card companies have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar. Now, the CFPB is making sure they get their just desserts — and American consumers from Main Street to Sesame Street won’t have to fork over unfair late fees.

Today, Sierra Club joined with DC partners to express our strong opposition to Congressional attempts to undermine the District’s authority to protect the health and welfare of its residents and environment and safeguard us from toxic pollution. sierraclub.org/dc/blog/2024/0…

Credit card penalty fees, upfront cable and travel prices, and bipartisan privacy legislation for kids making cameos in #StateOfTheUnion.

Marking my 9th PIRG-iversary by being quoted in the same CFPB story as Ed Mierzwinski, #ProtectConsumers #DefendCFPB!!, whose legendary track record inspired me to move cross country to #DefendCFPB. Also, Happy World Consumer Rights Day! (Yes, it's a thing.) levernews.com/banks-want-to-…

A resounding 7-2 Supreme Court decision means @CFPB will continue to #protectconsumers! It was hard to imagine this going any other way because it’s clear in the Constitution that Congress has the power to fund CFPB the way it did. Still breathing a sigh of relief. #DefendCFPB

“It was hard to imagine the Supreme Court’s decision going any other way because it’s clear in the Constitution’s Appropriations Clause that Congress has the power to fund the CFPB the way it did,” said Mike Litt, consumer campaign director for U.S. PIRG fastcompany.com/91126577/cfpb-…

"The CFPB is here to stay!" #DefendCFPB

Got my first letter published in the New York Times. Too many major insurance companies, in effect, underwrite the climate-change-related disasters they end up paying claims for. nytimes.com/2024/06/06/opi…

Councilmember CM Allen's Team's EV charging bill just passed out of committee! The bill lays the groundwork for DC's transition to a zero-emission vehicle future.⚡️🚙 Thank you CM Christina Henderson & Councilmember Zachary Parker for voting aye. We urge the full Council to pass this bill without delay.

As Ed Mierzwinski, #ProtectConsumers #DefendCFPB!! puts it: Was subscribing easy but cancelling like being trapped in a “roach motel? or “Hotel California?”🎶You  could enter but could never leave? @CFPB: "unreasonable barriers" to cancel likely breaks law. pirg.org/updates/is-you… We need FTC's #ClicktoCancel rule

It's the ultimate clean transportation weekend in DC! Join me for these amazing events today and tomorrow. ➡️ #OpenStreets: openstreets.dc.gov/pages/7th-stre… ➡️ #NationalDriveElectricWeek: driveelectricweek.org/event?eventid=… ➡️ #WeekWithoutDriving Book talk with @AnnaZivarts: loom.ly/KDKkB8g

New report from the FTC: 89% of smart products surveyed failed to disclose on their websites how long the products would receive software updates. Not a huge surprise, U.S. PIRG and Consumer Reports have similar findings. What is surprising is the legal guidance

💳 Rising #CreditCard #Debt threatens financial health. Experts examine why balances are climbing and what we can do to #ProtectConsumers. #DebtCrisis #CFAFSC

Thank you, @chopracfpb! Under your leadership, the CFPB worked tirelessly to curb excessive overdraft and credit card late fees, empower consumers with more control over their personal data, exclude medical debt from most credit reports, and so much more to #ProtectConsumers.