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Consumer Group Says Leaked Draft Compromise Proposals from Sens. Dodd and Shelby on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) 3/01/2010

Trenton, March 1 – NJPIRG today said that several leaked draft proposals to make the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) subservient to other bank regulators that would have veto power over its decisions “won’t do the job and will let reckless Wall Street banks win over consumers living on Main Street.”

Citizens United Solution Unveiled: New Jersey Public Interest Research Group Says Rapid Fire Reform Required 2/11/2010

February 11, Trenton- Today Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Chris Van Hollen introduced a series of strong reforms in response to the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United ruling.

NJPIRG and Mayor Cahill Praise Obama Administration for Kick-Starting High Speed Rail in New Jersey 2/09/2010

New Brunswick, Feb. 9 – The Obama administration’s recent decision to award $38.5 million in high speed rail funds to New Jersey is the first step towards a stronger, faster rail system that will reduce congestion, oil use, and carbon emissions, but there is much still to be done.

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Trouble in Toyland: 24th Annual Survey of Toy Safety 11/24/2009

The 2009 Trouble in Toyland report is the 24th annual Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) survey of toy safety. This report provides safety guidelines for parents when purchasing toys for small children and provides examples of toys currently on store shelves that may pose potential safety hazards.

Trouble in Toyland: 24th Annual Survey of Toy Safety 11/24/2009

In 2008, Congress responded to an unprecedented wave of recalls of toys and other children’s products by passing the first major overhaul of the Consumer Product Safety Commission since it was established during the Nixon Administration. By passing the landmark Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) in August 2008, Congress not only expanded the agency’s budget, it also gave the CPSC more tools to hold corporate wrongdoers accountable and speed recalls, moved toward banning toxic lead and phthalates except in trace amounts, and greatly improved import surveillance.

Greasing the Wheels: The Crossroads of Campaign Money & Transportation Policy 11/12/2009

In the wake of the Minnesota I-35 bridge collapse there was enormous public outcry and recognition of the need to repair our crumbling infrastructure. Americans expected public officials to respond to the tragedy with a large scale effort to address the nearly 73,000 structurally deficient bridges in this country. The findings in this report suggest that did not happen.

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High-speed rail funding a boon to Garden State 2/15/2010

The White House plan to award $38.5 million in high-speed rail funds to New Jersey will help the Garden State establish a faster, more efficient rail system that will reduce congestion, oil use and emissions, according to a report from NJPIRG, a Trenton-based public interest advocacy group.

New report shows benefits of long-term commitment to high speed rail in N.J. 2/10/2010

The Obama administration's recent decision to award $38.5 million in high speed rail funds to New Jersey is the first step towards a stronger, faster rail system that will reduce congestion, oil use, and carbon emissions, but there is much still to be done.

Research group, local officials call for investment in high-speed rail 2/09/2010

NEW BRUNSWICK — Standing in front of the city's century-old train station, a nonprofit public policy group and local officials called for a long-term financial commitment to boost the country's rail infrastructure and make high-speed rail a viable option for the future.

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