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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday April 16, 2024 ( 4 items )  

On Tax Day, Warren Blasts Intuit for Deceptive TurboTax Ads and Junk Fees, Urges the FTC to Continue Cracking Down
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Chair Lina M. Khan of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), blasting Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, for continuing to relentlessly upsell TurboTax users despite numerous FTC and state lawsuits and settlements. Senator Warren applauded the FTC's oversight of Intuit, and urged the Commission to continue to take action to protect taxpayers  more

Warren, Grassley Probe CFTC Chair Behnam's Interactions and Meetings with Sam Bankman-Fried
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, sent a letter to Rostin Behnam, Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), requesting an accounting of all meetings and correspondence between Chair Behnam and Sam Bankman-Fried during his   more

Warren, Senators Applaud Success of Direct File Pilot During the 2024 Tax Filing Season, Highlight Rave Reviews, Millions of Dollars in Refunds Claimed and Filing Fees Saved
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: As the 2024 Tax Filing season comes to a close, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) issued the following statement and led fellow senators in celebrating the completion of the first Direct File pilot program in twelve states, including Massachusetts: "The Direct File pilot program has been a huge win for taxpayers. This year, thousands of taxpayers saved hours of their time and the   more

Warren, Whitehouse Demand Explanation for U.S. Chamber of Commerce Lawsuit to Stop CFPB Late Fees Rule
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) wrote to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) demanding an explanation for their decision to sue the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over its rule that caps most credit card fees at $8 and their defense of credit card companies' exploitative late fee practices. The Chamber filed a lawsuit just two days after the CFPB  more