Quote – Lawrence Kraus, executive of the Consumer Affairs Committee of Chamber of Commerce, Testimony, Legislation and Military Operations Subcommittee of the House Government Operations Committee,Chamber of Commerce Presentations to Congress.

This approach assumes that all consumers want the same thing. As others have pointed out, the ‘consumer interest’ is not a monolithic interest which is easily identified. While some consumers may want safe, high quality products, other consumers may wish to sacrifice these qualities for a lower price tag.

Statement on Consumer Representation Bills before the Legislation and Military Operations Subcommittee of the House Government Operations Committee by Lawrence Kraus, executive of the Consumer Affairs Committee of Chamber of Commerce. Chamber of Commerce Presentations to Congress, Papers of Chamber of Commerce, Series II, Box 11a, Hagley Museum. (“To Establish An Office of Consumer Affairs: H.R. 14, H.R. 21, H.R. 564”)

Tuesday, October 9, 1973