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For Immediate Release: 11/2/09
Lessons from Emily’s List: Defending the Nation’s Campaign Finance Laws Requires Fixing the Agency That Is Supposed to Be in Charge
Statement of Craig Holman, Government Affairs Lobbyist, Public Citizen

For Immediate Release: 10/30/09
NHTSA’s Fuel Economy Impact Statement Should Be Revised to Be More Informative to Decision-Makers and Public
Statement of Lena Pons, Policy Analyst, Public Citizen*

For Immediate Release: 10/30/09
Right to Bring Class Actions Should Be Protected, Public Citizen Attorney to Tell U.S. Supreme Court
Public Citizen attorney Scott Nelson will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court in Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates v. Allstate Insurance Company (No. 08-1008).

For Immediate Release: 10/30/09
Statement of Regarding Activities of House Ethics Committee and Office of Congressional Ethics
Our organizations have sought to improve and strengthen a discredited congressional ethics process, including the creation of a more independent investigatory office. We note that yesterday’s inadvertent release of information regarding the activities of the House Ethics Committee and the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) indicates that both groups are seriously pursuing their ethics responsibilities at this stage.

For Immediate Release: 10/27/09
Cost Increase of South Texas Project Shows Nuclear Power Is Too Expensive, Too Risky
Statement of Tom “Smitty” Smith, Director, Public Citizen’s Texas Office

For Immediate Release: 10/27/09
Obama Administration Settles Hours-of-Service Case, Agrees to Start Over on Rule to Keep Tired Truckers Off the Roads
The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have agreed to abandon their defense of unsafe, longer working hour standards for truckers the Bush administration issued in 2003.

For Immediate Release: 10/26/09
As Thursday Vote Looms on Two New Reactors, Popular Opposition May Make Selling Nuclear Power More Difficult
As a Thursday vote on two new nuclear reactors looms, cities around the state that purchase power from San Antonio’s municipal utility, City Public Services (CPS), are balking at the prospect of buying pricey nuclear power from the reactors.

For Immediate Release: 10/26/09
Judge Rejects Settlement With TD Ameritrade Over Security Breach, Says Deal is Not Fair to Customers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A federal judge has rejected a class action lawsuit settlement between TD Ameritrade and as many as six million of its clients, saying the deal offers little benefit to customers whose confidential information was hacked in one of the largest security breaches in U.S. history.

For Immediate Release: 10/22/09
In Approving New Agency, Lawmakers Take Significant Step Toward Protecting Consumers, Addressing Causes of Economic Crisis
Statement of David Arkush, Director, Public Citizen’s Congress Watch Division

For Immediate Release: 10/22/09
Loan Guarantees for New Nuclear Reactors Put Taxpayers at Great Risk and Should Not Be Issued by Department of Energy
Taxpayers will be put at significant new risk for billions of dollars if the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issues its first set of controversial taxpayer-backed, conditional loan guarantees for new nuclear reactors

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