1-800 Contacts, the largest retailer of contact lenses in the U.S., wants the estimated 45 million Americans who wear contact lenses to understand their new consumer rights granted in the final Contact Lens Rule (CLR) which...
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National Taxpayers Union: Consumers, Taxpayers Won’t Benefit from Senate Bill to Weaken Vision Care Competition
by NTU President Pete Sepp Far from living up to its name, new Senate legislation called the “Contact Lens Rule Modernization Act” (S. 4613) would actually weaken a true pro-taxpayer modernization effort of the Contact Lens...
Letter from the Coalition to the Senate Commerce Committee
Dear Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Cantwell and distinguished members of the Senate Commerce Committee, The last thing we need in the middle of tough economic times and a global pandemic, is to make healthcare more expensive...
Letter from the Coalition to the House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce
Dear Chairman Pallone, Ranking Member Walden and distinguished members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, The last thing we need in the middle of tough economic times and a global pandemic, is to make...
Statement from the Coalition on Senator Boozman’s Contact Lens Rule Modernization Act
STATEMENT FROM THE COALITION FOR CONTACT LENS CONSUMER CHOICE ON THE INTRODUCTION OF SENATOR BOOZMAN’S CONTACT LENS RULE MODERNIZATION ACT The Coalition for Contact Lens Consumer Choice, a coalition of taxpayer and consumer groups,...
Letter from the National Hispanic Medical Association and the League of United Latin American Citizens to Congressman Rush
Dear Congressman Rush, The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) and the League of United Latino Citizens (LULAC) write today sadly in opposition to H.R. 3975 The Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act, which you introduced this...
FTC’s Contact Lens Rule Final Ruling
The FTC's final Contact Lens Rule is now published in the Federal Register. The rule is effective October 16, 2020. The FTC is publishing a final rule to implement amendments to the Contact Lens Rule. These...
Consumer Reports Letter on FTC Ruling to Chairman Roger Wicker and Ranking Member Cantwell
Dear Chairman Wicker and Ranking Member Cantwell, Consumer Reports urges you not to include a provision in the Financial Services and General Government Resolution that would further delay the effective date of the FTC’s update to...
Letter from National Hispanic Medical Association and League of United Latin American Citizens on FTC Ruling
Dear Senator Cortez Masto and Senator Rosen, The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) write today to ask you to strongly support the FTC’s recent Contact Lens rule...
Letter from Consumer Reports to Chairwoman Lowey and Ranking Member Granger
Dear Chairwoman Lowey and Ranking Member Granger: Consumer Reports urges you not to include a provision in the Financial Services and General Government Resolution that would further delay the effective date of the FTC’s update to...