Biden Targets Food Prices, Housing in Latest ‘Junk Fees’ Action
- President announces action on agricultural prices, tenant fees
- Junking ‘junk fees’ polls well, even if Biden himself doesn’t
Joe Biden on July 18.
Photographer: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg
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President Joe Biden announced new actions to target so-called junk fees, efforts he said would lower costs and help curb inflation that has damaged him politically ahead of the 2024 election.
“Folks are tired of being played for suckers,” Biden said at a White House meeting of his Competition Council Wednesday, detailing a partnership to fight price-gouging on agricultural goods and an initiative compelling companies to disclose rental housing fees.