Protecting Consumers’ Pocketbooks: Lowering Food Prices and Combatting Corporate Price Gouging and Consolidation
Topic
THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC POLICY will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing entitled, “Protecting Consumers’ Pocketbooks: Lowering Food Prices and Combatting Corporate Price Gouging and Consolidation.” The witnesses will be: Dr. Lindsay Owens, Executive Director, Groundwork Collaborative; Dr. E.J. Antoni, Public Finance Economist and Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation; Dr. Norbert J. Michel, Vice President and Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute; Mr. Joe Maxwell, Chief Strategy Officer, Farm Action; and Mr. Alap Vora, Owner, Concord Market, Small Business Majority Network Member.
All hearings are webcast live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.
Witnesses
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Dr.
Lindsay
Owens
Executive DirectorGroundwork Collaborative
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Dr.
E.J.
Antoni
Public Finance Economist and Research FellowThe Heritage Foundation
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Dr.
Norbert J.
Michel
Vice President and DirectorCenter for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute
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Mr.
Joe
Maxwell
Chief Strategy OfficerFarm Action
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Mr.
Alap
Vora
OwnerConcord Market, Small Business Majority Network Member