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“The companies pulled their punches, and one company was left being the sole bidder on the contract and that involved a lot of overcharges to the good people of Texas,” Slater said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

In his State of the Union address in February, he denounced the added costs: “I know how unfair it feels when a company overcharges you and gets away with it.”

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023

As for those refunds, Californians are still waiting for about $3.5 billion of the $5.5 billion that Consumer Watchdog estimates policyholders are owed for pandemic-era overcharges.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2023

“I know how unfair it feels when a company overcharges you and gets away with it,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2023

"Oh, pretty good," said the little woman, shrugging her shoulders, "though they do say she overcharges and underfeeds her lodgers."

From The Silent House by Hume, Fergus