Republicans said the provision would be burdensome for airlines and that market forces should be allowed to determine fee prices. "No one here can argue fees aren't unpopular," said Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the committee's chairman. "However, it's not up to the federal government to determine when fees are unreasonable." Rather, that should be determined by consumers through comparison shopping, he said. Thune noted that the bill already includes several consumer provisions. Among those is a...
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