The following are the total amount donated by top contributors to each state ballot measure that is pending Secretary of State verification or are still circulating for signatures. These lists reflect contributions as reported by Primarily Formed Committees. Prop #Circulating TitleTop Aggregated Support - $128,853,797* Oppose - $44,439,801 27Allows Online and Mobile Sports Wagering Outside Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.Support - $169,111,799 Oppose: $245,811,236* Support - $50,262,671 Oppose - $16,421,416 31Referendum On 2020 Law That Would Prohibit the Retail Sale of Certain Flavored Tobacco Products.Support - $47,529,179Oppose - $23,296,819 Total from top contributors: $708,667,555 OfficeCandidate Aggregated Total from top contributors: $6,777,587 Each year — but each year, these “junk fees,” in addition, that companies charge cost Americans tens of billions of dollars, weighing down family budgets and making it harder for people to pay their bills. So my administration is taking action to eliminate these fees. First, imagine this: Your child outgrows his bicycle, and you decide to sell it online, and someone pays you a check. Pays you 30 bucks for the bicycle or something. Days later, that check that you got paid with, that you deposited into your bank, it bounces. You didn’t know it was bad, but you get charged 15 bucks. You get charged 15 bucks. It’s wrong. It’s ridiculous. It’s unfair. And my administration is making clear today it’s illegal as well. Second, my administration is also making clear: Surprise overdraft fees are illegal. Listen to how those fees work. And some of — you all know this — I mean, because you know from your everyday lives. But you pay a bill, and you double check your bank account to make sure, before you write the check, that you have enough in your account to cover it. You’ve gotten the money, so you go ahead and you pay. Last summer, if your flight was canceled or delayed, only one top airline guaranteed that you could rebook for free, even because they’re the ones who cancelled you, not you; you didn’t fail to show up. They can- — they — they cancelled. When Secretary Buttigieg called them out on this, about 10 airlines — now 10 airlines rebook for free. They don’t charge the fee. That’s progress. You’re going to be surprised. They’re going to charge you for that without telling you. Your ticket is going to cost a heck of a lot more. And that’s not — the Federal Communications Commission, they’re working on a rule that would make the same thing for fees that Internet companies charge, requiring them to show those costs up front. I’m not saying they can’t charge it, but they got to let you know they’re going to charge it. You can make a decision. Some airlines, if you want six more inches between you and the seat in front, you pay more money. But you don’t know it until you purchase your ticket. Look, folks, these are junk fees. They’re unfair, and they hit marginalized Americans the hardest, especially low-income folks and people of color. They benefit big corporations, not consumers, not working families. And that changes now. And because of the steps we’ve taken, the United States is in a stronger position today than any other country in the world, economically. As a matter of fact, I’m going to be heading up to Syracuse, New York — that area — where a U.S. company, Micron, is going to be investing $100 billion. I think I go day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Manufacturing computer chips will put tens of thousands of Americans to work. |