Norfolk, VA – Today, Jay Jones announced a new plan outlining how he will protect consumers from price-gouging, deceptive business practices that hike up costs and harm small businesses, and higher healthcare costs by targeting bad actors and ending predatory practices. As an Assistant Attorney General in D.C.’s Office of Consumer Protection, Jones prevented higher grocery prices by working to block the Albertson’s-Krogers merger and took on corporations unfairly raising prices.
Jones will protect consumers from corporate bad actors and seek settlements for Virginians by cracking down on businesses price-gouging and charging deceptive fees, utility monopolies passing on unnecessary costs to Virginians, and targeting unfair anti-competitive practices, unscrupulous contractors, and predatory debt collectors.
Jones will end predatory practices that drive up healthcare costs by prosecuting price-fixing drug companies, reining in pharmacy benefit managers and private equity’s acquisition of healthcare facilities, and holding insurers accountable for billing abuses.
Jones will restore fairness and affordability in housing by targeting surveillance pricing, enforcing anti-discrimination laws, cracking down on contractors cutting corners at the expense of Virginians’ health and safety, and supporting local efforts to develop affordable housing units.
Jones will protect workers from unscrupulous employers by recreating the Workers’ Protection Unit, cracking down on wage theft and misclassification, and ending abusive non-compete agreements.
Jones will keep seniors safe from scammers by prosecuting those targeting older adults and hold social media platforms accountable for their role in enabling the spread of scams.
The new plan follows the campaign’s second general election ad, “Too Weak,” highlighting MAGA Jason Miyares’ record of being too weak to stand up to Donald Trump’s attacks on Virginia’s economy that have led to rising unemployment and skyrocketing costs.
See the full plan and one-pager at JayJones.com.
