In a briefing Wednesday, President Biden and Vice President Harris warned companies not to exploit consumers affected by Hurricane Milton. Veuer’s Matt Hoffman has the story.
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00:00The Biden administration is warning companies not to exploit consumers affected by Hurricane Milton.
00:05Kamala and I are going to keep pressure on the company so prices stay stable on gasoline,
00:10flights and goods people need.
00:12President Biden and Vice President Harris addressed the issue during a briefing Wednesday.
00:16As the president mentioned, to any company that or individual that might use this crisis
00:22to exploit people who are desperate for help through illegal fraud or price gouging,
00:29whether it be at the gas pump, the airport or the hotel counter, know that we are monitoring
00:36these behaviors and the situation on the ground very closely,
00:40and anyone taking advantage of consumers will be held accountable.
00:44According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said Monday that
00:48her office had received over 200 price gouging complaints, mostly related to fuel and water.
00:53The AP reports that airlines such as United and Delta claim to have capped flight fares.
00:59That will only help you if you can find a flight to take.
01:02Tracking Service FlightAware said Thursday morning that over 2,200 flights within,
01:06into or out of the U.S. for that day had been canceled.
01:09CBS News reported Wednesday that that included over 380 at Tampa International Airport alone.