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For Immediate Release: 6/13/13
Booming U.S. Oil Production Not Helping Consumers; Congressional Cluelessness Misses Opportunities to Focus on Pro-Consumer Incentives
Reports that the United States posted the largest oil production increase in the world last year – rising more than 1 million barrels – come at a time when gasoline prices have increased for U.S. motorists. Because oil prices are priced globally, the domestic oil boom can’t – and won’t – provide relief for consumers.
For Immediate Release: 6/13/13
NIH Censoring Expert to Prevent Criticism of Ethically Questionable NIH-Funded Study on Premature Infants
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) should not censor one of its experts just because he might criticize ethical lapses in an increasingly high-profile study carried out on premature babies, Public Citizen wrote today in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
For Immediate Release: 6/12/13
White House Agency That Scrutinizes Regulations Is Unfriendly to New Safeguards, Operates in Secret, New Public Citizen Report Finds
A small but powerful White House agency that reviews proposed regulations consistently takes an anti-regulatory posture, but its true impact cannot be discerned because the agency is shrouded in secrecy, a new Public Citizen report concludes.
For Immediate Release: 6/11/13
Freshman House Democrats Disinclined to Delegate Congress’ Constitutional Trade Authority to Obama, Says Letter Released Today
In a letter today, two-thirds of the Democratic freshmen in the U.S. House of Representatives indicated that they are not inclined to delegate away Congress’ constitutional responsibility over trade, in the form of Fast Track Trade Authority or any other broad delegation mechanism.
For Immediate Release: 6/11/13
Public Pays Price as Eight Key Food Safety, Financial, Worker Safety and Environmental Rules Held Up, New Report Says
Half a year into President Barack Obama’s second term, a series of public protections drafted by federal agencies are stalled, in several cases beyond specific legal deadlines set by the U.S. Congress, according to a new report released today by the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards (CSS). The report details how the failure to finalize rules harms the American people by compromising the safety of food, automobiles, workplaces and protections for investors.
For Immediate Release: 6/10/13
Delaware Becomes the 15th State to Reject Citizens United and Call for Campaign Finance Reform
Momentum to free elections from corporate influence is growing by the month. A bipartisan majority of both houses of Delaware’s General Assembly have signed a letter calling on Congress to pass a constitutional amendment reversing the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Delaware is now the 15th state to call for such an amendment.
For Immediate Release: 6/7/13
Latest Pay-to-Play Scandal in D.C. Highlights the Urgent Need to Ban Campaign Money From Government Contractors
Statement of Craig Holman, Government Affairs Lobbyist, Public Citizen
For Immediate Release: 6/6/13
Avandia: A Drug That Should Be Banned
Statement of Sidney M. Wolfe MD, Founder and Senior Adviser, Public Citizen’s Health Research Group
For Immediate Release: 6/6/13
Google’s Lack of Political Spending Transparency Threatens Brand, Hurts Democracy
Shareholders, Consumers and Citizens Urge Google to
Disclose Political Spending, Leave U.S. Chamber of Commerce
For Immediate Release: 6/6/13
Industry Lobbyists Dominate Debate on Tax Reform
Legislation in Congress that would address tax loopholes, raise revenue, increase the fairness of the tax code and provide stability to the financial system are subject to lobbying efforts that are overwhelmingly lopsided in favor of industry interests, a new Public Citizen report shows.
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