mr. greer: yes. ms. hicks: yes. mr. sueiro: yes, it depends on what that looks like and we agree that some people definitely will want overdraft protection. but yes, we agree. representative: that is exactly what my bill does. but it allows people if they want to have the overdraft protection, to opt in. that is one of the requirements of the bill, that people be notified that if you want this protection, you opt in. but too often, i hear from constituents that they bought a loaf of bread, $35. a cup of coffee, 30 five dollars. a newspaper, $35. and some come at the end of the weekend, because they didn't know that they overdraft, will have to hundred dollars in fees. that is unfair and deceptive and extremely hard on the most vulnerable in our society. from your perspective, ms. hicks , should someone be charged $35 for two dollars cup of coffee? ms. hicks: no, especially if they didn't know they overdraft. mr. sueiro: i agree. >> no. representative: you have gone down to a five dollars cup of coffee. movement in the r

i'd like to address this question to mr. greer. mr. greer, in his written testimony, states that a late institutions use racism and discrimination as a tool to expand their power and wealth. all while suppressing economic power of communities of color and other marginalized groups. these elite institutions that control resources use that control to change the rules of our economy in their favor. which continues a cycle of profit. you describe your work as, basically, liberation of oppression, of the oppression economy. so, now, many of the large banks have announced changes to their overdraft programs. however, these programs are not all eliminating the use of overdraft fees and providing different features for instance. some large banks are now offering new small loan dollar loans to their customers as part of the changes. one of the most important considerations when evaluating and comparing these different programs that the banks are now offering in lieu of more traditional high cost overdraft fees. mr. greer? >> thank you chairwoma

mr. greer, let me go to you rather quickly. you indicated that these fees, persons usually would have $24 or less in their overdrafts and that it would be repaid in about three days. i think you said the interest rates annually would compete to about 17,000%. correct my pa mistakes, but i think this is great information for me for future reference. >> no, that's correct, congressman. and $24 or less, and what would the typical amount of the overdraft fee be for the $24 or less? >> yeah, enough underneath that $24. so you're talking about it, and it is correct, like routine kind of purchases at the groce ily store, carton of milk -- >> that's what i'm asking, what was the fee that the banks would charge -- >> oh, they would charge $34 on a $5 overdraft. >> okay. i thank you, mr. chairman, and i yield back. >> the gentleman yields back. the hair now recognizes the gentleman from kentucky for his questions. >> thank you to the witnesses for their testimony today. and as the discussion has progressed, i notice a theme continues to

the professional basketball player, brittany -- brittany greer has been in russian custody for two months now. after being detained allegedly from the possession of cannabis derivative at the moscow airport. a charge that could carry up to ten years in russian prison. details remain scarce in her case. i know you've been a staunch advocate and congress for her release. from that view, what can you tell us tonight? >> sadly, it's been two months since the arrest, and the details around it is like a riddle and a mystery wrapped in an enigma. we don't know anything, except we know that if this were a male basketball player or a white basketball player, they would not be detained without any sort of dialogue or conversation, or interest whatsoever. i've been urging people to pay attention to what is going on here. this is just a russian attempt to find a way to find a political pawn and particularly, one that is gay. this is with their selling home. as the right thing to do. they're saying well, she was caught with contraband. she's been working as a basketball player in russia for seven year