34名美国国会议员近日致函联邦贸易委员会（FTC）主席Andrew N Ferguson，要求对7-Eleven、Dollar General等连锁零售商广泛存在的货架标价与收银价格不符导致的过度收费问题进行深入调查1。这一行动建立在《卫报》此前的调查报道基础之上，该报道揭露了多家大型零售巨头在数十个州频繁未能通过政府价格准确性检查的系统性失误1。议员们强调，此类行为严重损害了依赖这些商店获取基本生活物资的低收入家庭的利益，因此需要扩大调查范围至所有涉案企业1。
具体数据显示，Dollar General在23个州的三年内出现了超过4,300次未通过政府价格准确性检查的情况，而Family Dollar在20个州也有2,100次类似记录1。此外，7-Eleven和Circle K也被发现存在零食、饮料、烟草及药品等商品的过度收费现象，部分加油站甚至出现油价高于标牌价的问题1。尽管FTC已联合20个州起诉Dollar General，指控其存在“不准确的定价模式”，且该公司表示将“激烈辩护”1，但发起主要调查的伊利诺伊州众议员Nikki Budzinski指出，鉴于当地汽油价格为每加仑4.50美元以及AP-NORC民调显示近80%选民不满特朗普对生活成本的处理方式，物价问题已成为选民最关心的议题之一1。俄亥俄州众议员Shontel Brown还举例称，她在Dollar General购买苏打水时遭遇价格不符，店员回应称“系统经常这样”1。
Thirty-four members of the US Congress have sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew N. Ferguson, calling for a comprehensive investigation into widespread price discrepancies at major retail chains including 7-Eleven, Dollar General, Family Dollar, and Circle K 1. The lawmakers characterize the mismatch between shelf tags and register totals as a systemic failure that disproportionately harms low-income households relying on these stores for essential goods 1. This legislative push follows Guardian investigations revealing that Dollar General failed government price accuracy checks more than 4,300 times across 23 states over three years, while Family Dollar recorded 2,100 such failures in 20 states 1.
The congressional demand seeks to expand scrutiny beyond the existing lawsuit filed by the FTC and 20 state attorneys general against Dollar General for "inaccurate pricing patterns," a case the retailer has stated it will vigorously defend 1. Evidence cited in the letter indicates that 7-Eleven and Circle K also engage in overcharging for snacks, beverages, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, and fuel 1. Highlighting the political sensitivity of the issue, Illinois Representative Nikki Budzinski noted that constituents are deeply concerned about inflation, with local gasoline prices reaching $4.50 per gallon 1. An AP-NORC poll referenced by the lawmakers shows that nearly 80% of voters disapprove of President Trump's handling of the cost of living 1. Ohio Representative Shontel Brown provided a specific anecdote of purchasing soda at Dollar General where the checkout price exceeded the displayed tag, with staff acknowledging that "the system does this often" 1.
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