CONGRESSMEN ASK GAO TO STUDY CONSUMER PROTECTION RULES
June 27, 2017
Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Rick Larsen (D-WA) sent a joint letter to the Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on May 2, 2017 in order to request a review of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) consumer protection rules for airlines. The letter notes earlier efforts by DOT to enhance consumer protection but questions the agency’s decision when it “tabled” a rulemaking that would provide additional passenger protections in connection with the Trump administration’s freeze on regulations. As a result, the Representatives ask GAO to “review the efficacy of existing protections and DOT oversight.”
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