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David Lightman

Biden, California lawmakers going to war against ‘junk fees’ on hotels, concert tickets and airlines

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Think of “junk fees” this way, says Susan Rice:

You go to a department store and buy a pair of blue jeans. At the register, you pay the price that’s marked on the item plus tax. Period.

But buy a concert ticket, an airline ticket, or pay your cable bill, and it’s too often not that simple, said Rice, President Joe Biden’s domestic policy adviser.

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