Letter from House Republican Chairs to FTC Chair Lina Khan -- attacking
us!

[ [link removed] ]Turn on images to see the letter from Republican Committee Chairs to
Lina Kahn attacking us.

Two House Republican Committee chairs just sent a letter to Lina Khan
(chair of the Federal Trade Commission) asking for records of "all
communications" with me.

They also asked about the "Progressive Change...list of '400 recommended
names for positions' in the Biden Administration."

After hearing that we are working with the White House on local events to
promote pro-consumer "bold moves" this summer, House Republicans
hilariously asked, "What are the “bold moves” referred to?"

I want to give you some context for these (strange) attacks that show how
corporate lobbyists and MAGA forces are joining together against
progressive Democrats.

[ [link removed] ]We clearly are doing something right. Republicans know our work is
effective and are coming at us. Can you help us fight back now -- and do
more effective work all year -- by chipping in at least $3 today? (Make it
monthly for [ [link removed] ]maximum impact.)

So here's what's going on...

Several days ago, a corporate lobbyist working for Big Tech companies
attacked me on Twitter -- using the same talking points that
coincidentally wound up in this House Republican letter and a public
hearing last week.

They weirdly imply that two public-facing pieces of activism by us are
somehow a conspiracy: sending a list of credentialed progressives to the
Biden Transition and working with Administration officials to fight hidden
junk fees on bank accounts, cable bills, airline tickets, concert tickets,
and more.

Perhaps they are so caught up in the Fox/Tucker alternative universe that
they actually believe these things are a conspiracy. But more likely, they
are trying to smear effective progressives -- including Lina Khan, who
regularly challenges corporate power.

Ironically, they don't need to send letters to get this information. Our
work is publicly reported:

POLITICO (6/9/23):

JUNKING JUNK FEES -- A top progressive group is gearing up for an August
push to highlight President Joe Biden’s attempt to end “junk fees,” the
extra charges often applied to travel, ticket, and banking transactions.
The president highlighted the effort in his Wednesday “Bidenomics” speech
and liberal groups want to take the message on the road.

“There’s all these hidden fees, and people hate them,” said Adam Green,
co-founder of Progressive Change [which] is planning a series of August
press conferences on the fees in coordination with House Democrats and the
White House in congressional districts throughout the country. He added
that “the net effect will be that this issue that is very popular, that
most people haven’t heard our side is fighting for, will get reported on”
in local media markets.

Such a secret conspiracy! Break out the congressional letters! But wait,
there's more...

NEW YORK TIMES (11/13/20):

The Progressive Change Institute, a group aligned with Senator Elizabeth
Warren, sent an extensive list on Friday to Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s
transition team that included about 400 recommended names for positions in
his administration beyond his cabinet, the latest instance of the left’s
attempts to help shape the president-elect’s executive branch....it
contains a diverse collection of potential hires, many of them not
well-known outside of progressive circles, who could serve in the Office
of Management and Budget, the Patent and Trademark Office, the Internal
Revenue Service and other agencies.

[T]he list includes people who are not corporate lobbyists but instead
have backgrounds in public service. “Our assumption is that the transition
wants to appoint good people, and so we are making it easy for them to
appoint good people by doing the heavy groundwork,” said Stephanie Taylor,
the co-founder of the group.

Many people [ [link removed] ]we recommended were appointed! Including Lina Khan.

It drives corporate lobbyists crazy to see anyone have influence besides
themselves. That's why they are attacking effective progressives -- and
using their House Republican pawns to do it.

[ [link removed] ]Republicans know our work is effective and are coming at us. Can you
help us fight back now -- and do more effective work all year -- by
chipping in at least $3 today? (Make it monthly for [ [link removed] ]maximum impact.)

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- Adam Green, Progressive Change co-founder ([ [link removed] ]@AdamGreen)

 

 

 


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