What Lindsay Owens has said about Lobbying in the United States
2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 3, 2026
Lindsay Owens, Consumer protection expert, head of the Groundwork Collaborative think tank, and author of "Gouged", has been quoted on Lobbying in the United States 2 times in 1 episode of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, most recently on November 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Owens recounts that corporate lobbyists delay, weaken or load bills with loopholes as they move through Congress.
“armies of lawyers and lobbyists on behalf of corporate America will descend on the Capitol like vultures”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #693 - Consumer Advocate Lindsay Owens (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 15:03
Owens urges Congress to use subpoena power to make CEOs of Walmart, DoorDash and Uber explain their pricing algorithms.
“put the CEO of Walmart in the hot seat and said, tell me what's going on with Sparky”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #693 - Consumer Advocate Lindsay Owens (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:49:28
Episodes
#693 - Consumer Advocate Lindsay OwensThis Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Nov 3, 2026 · 1 h 55 min
Theo Von talks with consumer advocate Lindsay Owens about price gouging, dynamic and surveillance pricing, corporate data collection, AI shopping agents, and consumer protections.
Others on Lobbying in the United States
- Calley Means · 2 quotes
Lindsay Owens on other topics
- Surveillance pricing · 4 quotes
- Walmart · 3 quotes
- Artificial intelligence · 2 quotes
- Dynamic pricing · 2 quotes
- One Fair Price Act · 1 quote
- Kroger · 1 quote
- 2026 FIFA World Cup · 1 quote
- DoorDash · 1 quote