Durbin Airline Bill Latest Attempt to Weaponize Federal Government 

WASHINGTON, DC— Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) Executive Chairman Richard Hunt issued the following statement on Senator Dick Durbin’s latest legislation targeting American companies and workers who have spoken out against the Durbin Marshall Credit Card Bill:

“Here we go again. It is hard to say what is worse, weaponizing the federal government against companies and workers opposing your legislation or doing it so shamelessly.

“This bill is about nothing more than protecting campaign donors through an ‘all of government’ approach to advance legislation padding their bottom lines and making it harder for small businesses on Main Street to compete. If Senators Durbin and Marshall really want to lower prices for consumers and protect points, they should drop their ill-conceived, misguided legislation instead of embarking on a government-wide retribution tour.”

A timeline of the Durbin-Marshall Retribution Tour is copied below.