2024-04-25 13:48
April 25, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – Airline passenger rights advocacy organizations today ha… Read More
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2024-04-24 14:20
April 24, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – Pennsylvania’s Dallas High School students were cr… Read More
2024-04-20 18:53
April 20, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
San Diego, CA – Watch the 30th National LifeSmarts Championship from San… Read More
2024-04-17 13:15
April 17, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – The 30th National LifeSmarts Championship, the youth con… Read More
2024-04-16 22:24
The Pain Project: Alternatives to Opioids
Episode InfoThis episode of NCL’s “We Can Do This!” health podcast is focused on alternatives to opioids for pain control. A… Read More
2024-04-12 16:41
By Sally Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer, National Consumers League
The National Consumers League fights scams. We manage Fraud.org and James Perry on our staff is a world expert on scams… Read More
2024-04-12 15:22
By Sally Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer, National Consumers League
For many years, I drove a 2007 Toyota Prius. I loved my little fuel-efficient and quiet machine, getting 45 mph and put… Read More
2024-04-09 15:57
By Robin Strongin, Senior Director of Health Policy
A recent op-ed, “It’s Time for Facts in the PBM Debate” by the president of one of the nation’s largest pharmacy b… Read More
2024-03-29 17:24
March 29, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) recently sent a lett… Read More
2024-03-29 15:32
By David G. Oddo, retired teacher and a former volunteer with the Child Labor Coalition
I have been an enthusiastic supporter of Cesar Chavez and the farm worker movement since 1968. In Sept… Read More
2024-03-27 19:59
March 27, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – Today, the National Consumers League sent a letter to th… Read More
2024-03-27 18:43
March 27, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Reid Maki, [email protected], (202) 207-2820
Washington, DC – The Child Labor Coalition (CLC), representing 37 groups eng… Read More
2024-03-25 17:45
March 25, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Reid Maki, [email protected], (202) 207-2820
Washington, DC – With the beginning of Farmworker Awareness Week today, the… Read More
2024-03-15 17:12
March 15, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – Today, the Biden Administration announced new initiative… Read More
2024-03-15 10:00
March 15, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – The National Consumers League is condemning a vote by th… Read More
2024-03-14 14:23
March 14, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) today released a sta… Read More
2024-03-13 15:31
March 13, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – Today, the National Consumers League sent a letter to th… Read More
2024-03-06 18:31
By Nancy Glick, Director of Food and Nutrition Policy
Every year, the calendar is full of national health observances – special months, weeks and days that raise awareness of serious d… Read More
2024-03-05 17:16
March 5, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – Today, the White House Competition Council announced… Read More
2024-03-04 18:45
March 4, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – NCL CEO Sally Greenberg recently testified to the members… Read More
2024-02-28 19:46
February 28, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – NCL celebrates the 30th anniversary of its LifeSmarts… Read More
2024-02-27 17:49
February 27, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – A coalition of consumer and health groups is urg… Read More
2024-02-26 20:25
February 26, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and bipartisan state attorneys gen… Read More
2024-02-23 15:23
By Sally Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer, National Consumers League
The federal 340B drug discount program is a worthy and critical program. Created by Congress in 1992, it mandates that… Read More
2024-02-22 15:15
February 22, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) recently submitte… Read More
2024-02-15 14:30
February 15, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – Last week, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee advance… Read More
2024-02-14 19:53
By Sam Sears, Health Policy Associate, National Consumers League
My name is Sam Sears, and I am the new Health Policy Associate working at the National Consumers League. I am excited to be w… Read More
2024-02-06 14:24
February 6, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cryptocurrency is being used in an increasing number… Read More
2024-02-01 18:58
February 1, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – Highlighting the ongoing epidemic of fraud across the… Read More
2024-02-01 16:38
February 1, 2024
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – The CEO of the National Consumers League, Sally Greenb… Read More
2024-01-31 21:24
January 31, 2024
Media contact: Nancy Glick, 202-320-5579, [email protected]; Simona Combi, 571-527-3982, [email protected]
Washington, DC – Because obesity – the most preval… Read More
2024-01-10 16:47
January 10, 2024
Media contact: Matt Lopez, 805-377-2950, [email protected]; Melody Merin, 202-207-2831, [email protected]
Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL… Read More
2024-01-10 16:29
By Sally Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer
To a scientist, a biosimilar medicine is designed to work like a brand-name medicine, with the molecular structure operating in a highly similar w… Read More
2023-12-19 21:36
December 19, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice… Read More
2023-12-19 21:07
A Historical Look at the American Garment Industry and Its Impact on Labor Movements in the U.S.
Episode InfoIn our latest installment of We Can Do This! Sally Greenberg, CEO of Nationa… Read More
2023-12-18 17:51
December 18, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, D.C. – The National Consumers League (NCL) today applauded… Read More
2023-12-15 14:27
December 15, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831; Sports Fans Coalition – Brian Hess, [email protected], 703-65… Read More
2023-12-08 21:45
December 8, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) submitted comments… Read More
2023-12-08 16:11
By Robin Strongin, Senior Director of Health Policy
Consumers have known for quite some time now that the prescription drug pricing system is essentially a black box. Dealings among drug man… Read More
2023-12-06 21:16
December 6, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Consumers League (NCL), America’s… Read More
2023-11-29 18:37
November 21, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
The National Consumers League recently submitted comments regarding the Prop… Read More
2023-11-29 18:18
November 21, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
The National Consumers League recently submitted comments regarding the Prop… Read More
2023-11-09 14:48
November 9, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
The National Consumers League (NCL) applauds the U.S. Senate’s decision… Read More
2023-11-08 21:20
November 8, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
The National Consumers League (NCL), America’s oldest consumer advocacy… Read More
2023-11-08 19:27
November 8, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – To commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the passing o… Read More
2023-11-07 17:53
By Robin Strongin, Senior Director of Health Policy
Cannabis Consumer Watch recently hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill to educate policymakers and staff on the public health risks that exist… Read More
2023-10-31 19:07
October 31, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – Yesterday, President Biden signed an executive order&n&hell…Read More
2023-10-20 13:09
October 20, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – The National Consumers League applauds the Consumer Pr… Read More
2023-10-18 15:10
NCL Health Podcast Series: Amy Hinojosa, National CEO of MANA
Episode InfoNCL is excited to present the inaugural podcast episode of our new Health Podcast Series under the “We Ca… Read More
2023-10-17 14:04
October 17, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – The National Consumers League’s (NCL) CEO Sally… Read More
2023-10-13 20:11
October 13, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Nancy Glick, [email protected], 202-823-8442 NCOA –Simona Combi, [email protected], 571-527-3982
Washington, D.C… Read More
2023-10-11 16:01
October 11, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC –The National Consumers League (NCL), the nation’s… Read More
2023-10-11 14:00
October 11, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – The National Consumers League (NCL), the nation’s… Read More
2023-10-10 18:47
By Eden Iscil, Public Policy Manager
The National Consumers League has a long history of fighting for both consumers and workers alike. Founded 124 years ago, NCL’s first major policy… Read More
2023-10-09 15:50
By Sally Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer
This summer I bought a new used 2021 Prius Prime. I wanted to dip my toe into the world of electric vehicles and the Prime provided that opportun… Read More
2023-10-03 17:09
October 3, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Consumers League (NCL) urged the U.S… Read More
2023-10-02 20:53
By Deborah A. Cohen, MD, MPH
The past few decades have seen dramatic changes in the food environment and food behaviors, all resulting in the epidemics of obesity and diet-related chronic di… Read More
2023-09-28 17:27
September 28, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL), the nation&rsqu&hell…Read More
2023-09-28 16:59
September 28, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) supports the bol… Read More
2023-09-27 19:19
September 27, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
WASHINGTON, DC – Testifying before a Congressional committee, the Nat… Read More
2023-09-20 12:43
September 20, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – The National Consumers League sent a letter in suppor… Read More
2023-09-18 12:41
By Sally Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer
In 1992, Congress created the 340B Drug Pricing Program to help ensure vulnerable patients would be able to access medications they need but may… Read More
2023-09-18 11:40
September 18, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) today released a… Read More
2023-09-11 19:30
September 11, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – The NCL applauds the FDA’s announcement approv… Read More
2023-09-11 16:30
September 11, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Consumers League (“NCL”)… Read More
2023-08-28 14:28
August 28, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Consumers League (NCL) urged th… Read More
2023-08-25 19:12
August 25, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – On August 17, the National Consumers League responded to… Read More
2023-08-18 14:54
August 18, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – The National Consumers League sent a letter to Illinois… Read More
2023-08-11 18:27
By Sally Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer
The National Consumers League mourns the passing of consumer icon and President of Consumer Reports Rhoda Karpatkin.
Rhoda, who died last week, s… Read More
2023-08-11 08:00
By Sally Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer
Employers seeking to cut healthcare costs should remember this simple rule of thumb: If an offer to save money seems too good to be true, it usua… Read More
2023-08-09 14:17
By Rebecca Ballard
Last year the first ever federal fashion bill, The FABRIC Act, was introduced in Congress, and it will be reintroduced this September. However, the intersection between la… Read More
2023-08-04 21:04
By John Breyault, Vice President, Public Policy, Telecommunications, and Fraud
The ticketing industry is the gatekeeper to much of our nation’s arts, sports and culture. What should b… Read More
2023-08-04 14:51
August 4, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – The National Consumers League supports the SAG-AFTRA nati… Read More
2023-07-31 17:29
By Eden Iscil, Public Policy Manager
A few weeks ago, the US Supreme Court ignored the facts of the case in front of them and wrongfully ruled that President Biden’s first attempt at… Read More
2023-07-27 20:46
July 27, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – The National Consumers League’s Board of Directors a… Read More
2023-07-27 20:06
By Health Policy Intern Grace Lassila
July 27, 2023
When I started my National Consumers League (NCL) internship in May 2023, I quickly dove into NCL’s health policy work. NCL is leadi… Read More
2023-07-27 16:59
July 27, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science… Read More
2023-07-26 18:56
July 26, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – NCL and other consumer groups submitted the below letter t… Read More
2023-07-24 13:44
July 24, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – Last week, the National Consumers League (NCL) filed comme… Read More
2023-07-21 13:23
July 21, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – The National Consumers League (NCL) welcomes the reintrodu… Read More
2023-07-20 19:28
By Child Labor Coalition Intern Jacqueline Aguilar
July 20, 2023
I grew up in a small rural area named Center, Colorado which has a population of about 2,000 people. Growing up my parents we… Read More
2023-07-17 18:48
July 17, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – NCL submitted the below letter to House Speaker McCarthy a… Read More
2023-07-12 15:26
By Robin Strongin, Health Policy Director
July 12, 2023
My husband has advanced Lewy Body Dementia and one of the few things we can still enjoy together is listening to music. We u… Read More
2023-07-07 14:47
July 7, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Consumers League (NCL) today urged leaders… Read More
2023-07-06 13:59
By Sally Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer
July 6, 2023: Several decades ago, clever lawyers for large corporations came up with a scheme to prevent their clients from being held accountab… Read More
2023-06-30 17:10
June 30, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States disgracefull… Read More
2023-06-29 14:11
June 29, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – The National Consumers League (NCL) and nine other health… Read More
2023-06-28 10:35
June 28, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – The National Consumers League (NCL) appeared at a June 28… Read More
2023-06-26 15:13
June 26, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – Last week, the National Consumers League (NCL) filed… Read More
2023-06-21 14:15
June 21, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – The National Consumers League (NCL), America’s pione… Read More
2023-06-21 14:02
By Sally Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer
I have written before about being born into a family that experienced the agony of the polio epidemic. My uncle Roger Joseph’s battle with… Read More
2023-06-15 13:47
June 15, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – The National Consumers League (NCL) today applauded the Bi… Read More
2023-06-09 15:48
June 9, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – In preparation for a June 8 hearing, NCL submitted a lette… Read More
2023-06-08 21:23
June 8, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, D.C. – The National Consumers League (NCL) today applauded… Read More
2023-06-08 14:17
June 8, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
WASHINGTON, DC – National Consumers League (NCL) CEO Sally Greenberg today… Read More
2023-06-07 21:05
June 7, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Melody Merin, [email protected], 202-207-2831
Washington, D.C.— June 7, 2023 —The National Consumers League (NCL) t… Read More
2023-05-23 18:05
May 23, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – The National Consumers League, America’s pioneer… Read More
2023-05-15 15:53
May 15, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – The National Consumers League welcomes President Joe Biden… Read More
2023-05-12 15:50
May 16, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, DC —Today, the National Consumers League (NCL) announced the winne… Read More
2023-05-12 14:05
May 12, 2023
Media contact: National Consumers League – Katie Brown, [email protected], 202-823-8442
Washington, D.C. – This week, researchers from the Office of Food Additive Saf… Read More
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