The rule announced Monday ensures interested parties will still be able to examine the policy and that the department has enough flexibility to prevent the policy from being delayed.
The rule ensures hearings will also only be granted if they are in the public interest. "This rule improves the Department’s ability to issue timely rules that protect airline consumers from unfair and deceptive practices, a responsibility the Department takes seriously," said U.S.
Deputy Secretary of Transportation Polly Trottenberg.President Joe Biden, when speaking at the White House Competition Council Monday, included this move in a line of many that reverse "hurt" to workers, consumers and small businesses."In the coming weeks and months, Americans can expect to see more — more protections for farmers and ranchers selling products like beef, pork, and poultry; more options and better prices for consumers; more clarity on the actual price you’ll pay for high-speed Internet services and airline tickets," he said.
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