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...
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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 Lens.com to Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and Senator Jackie Rosen
Dear Senator Cortez Masto and Senator Rosen, I write today on behalf of my fellow Nevadans: consumers, taxpayers, workers and businesses, to ask for your support for the implementation of the FTC’s new update to the...
Letter from the Coalition in Support of the FTC’s Updated Contact Lens Rule
Dear Chairman Wicker and Ranking Member Cantwell, we write today in strong support of the FTC’s new updated Contact Lens Rule, which strengthens and protects the rights of millions of contact lens consumers across this country...
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...
Opinion Piece in Bend Bulletin: Open your eyes and lend a hand: Helping vision patients during COVID-19
By: Pete Sepp and Ken McEldowney The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we live. From grocery shopping to attending school or a medical appointment, we now regularly connect in ways that just months ago were rarely...
Coalition Letter to Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee
Dear Chair Lowey, Ranking Member Granger, Chair Quigley, Ranking Member Graves and Distinguished Members of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, We write today as a bipartisan coalition of organizations and advocacy groups, representing taxpayers,...
Statement from the Coalition on FTC’s New Contact Lens Rule
The FTC issued their long-awaited Contact Lens Rule yesterday and on the first read, the new rule, which was issued unanimously by the FTC, appears to be a resounding win for taxpayers and consumers. As we continue...
Coalition Letter to United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce – October 2019
Dear Chairman Pallone, Ranking Member Walden, Congressmen Rush and Burgess and distinguished members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, The Coalition for Contact Lens Consumer Choice is made up of consumer focused groups, companies...
Protectionist impulses in the eye care industry help providers at the expense of patients
Perhaps more than any other industry, eye care has long suffered from protectionist impulses. These impulses limit patient choice when it comes to selecting contact lenses. After several decades of hard-earned gains, today’s consumers have more...