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FDA Protects Public by Releasing Two Long-Delayed Food Safety Rules

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Five Critical Rules Still Yet To Be Released

Food

Putting Public Health and Safety First

Monday, July 23, 2012

By | Allison Cairo

Deputy Director

Over the years, Americans have demanded - and learned to count on - government safeguards to protect the air we breathe and the food we eat. Unfortunately, a slew of proposed anti-regulatory bills targeting government safeguards are putting Pennsylvanians at risk.

Consumer Protection

MAKING SUPER PACS ILLEGAL

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

By | Alana Miller

Program Associate

A new Washington Post- ABC News poll shows that almost 7 out of 10 voters believe that super PACs, the independent expenditure only committees created in the wake of the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision, should be illegal. Super PACs are not responsible for all problems with American democracy, however, they do amplify those troubles so it is no surprise that the public is crying out in opposition to them.

Democracy

DON’T FREEZE OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND CONSUMER SAFETY PROTECTIONS

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

By | Alana Miller

Program Associate

Last year, in the 175 days that the U.S. House of Representatives was in session, it passed more than 190 anti-regulatory bills. Putting profits over public safety and they are still at it. Next up is H.R. 4078, the “Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012,” a bill that wrongly calls for a halt on all public health and consumer safety protections until the unemployment rate reaches six percent. The House Judiciary Committee is expected to mark up the bill today, Tuesday, March 20.