WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement in a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing entitled "Your Data, Their Profit: The Consumer Cost of AI Surveillance Pricing." During his opening remarks, Durbin raised concerns about the collecting, tracking, and selling of consumer data online. In advocating for consumers, Durbin also pushed for the passage of his bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act, which would put an end to the Visa-Mastercard duopoly that is squeezing small businesses and consumers.

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