Gus Bilirakis hears plea from conservative groups to block hearing aid regulation
At the center of a battle over excessive government regulation is an unlikely source โ hearing aids. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren andย a handful of Republicans are crafting a Senate bill to create an over-the-counter category of hearing aids known as personal sound amplification products (PSAPs). The hearing aid industry has come out strongly against the โOver-The-Counter Hearing Aid Act,” but further opposition has emerged from another unexpected coalition โ Tea Party-aligned organizations such as Frontiers of Freedom, Conservative Leadership PAC,…