WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 28: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) questions U.S. Attorney General William Barr during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on July 28, 2020 in Washington, DC.Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In October 2022, the Biden Administration announced its plans to fight against hidden "junk fees." It's seen some success: Ticketmaster has begun showing more "transparent" pricing and some airlines have changed their practices. House Democrats now see it as a winning issue and are planning more than a dozen events addressing it. House Democrats are increasingly embracing what could be a winning strategy as the 2024 election approaches by joining in on the Biden Administration's crusade against "junk fees."In October 2022, the White House announced its plans to go after junk fees — "fees designed either to confuse or deceive consumers or to take advantage of lock-in or other forms of situational market power" — which it said could save consumers more than $1 billion each year.