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March 17, 2009
March 17, 2009The Republican National Committee (RNC) today announced a second transfer of $100,000 to the New York Republican State Committee, bringing the total to $200,000 in the past month. Full release.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today called for the immediate termination of every executive at American International Group, Inc. (AIG) who accepts a bonus payment. Full release.
A revelation by the Washington Times that President Barack Obama is trying to quietly end the armed pilot program, making air travel more vulnerable to terrorist attack, should outrage travelers, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Full release.
Jon O'Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, issued a response to Pope Benedict's statement on condom use. "As the pope traveled to Africa, he chose this moment to make what appears to be his first unequivocal statement opposing condom use. In an interview on the papal plane to Cameroon, the pope acknowledged the HIV/AIDS crisis but claimed that the distribution of condoms would not resolve the problem. In fact, he said, condom use 'increases the problem.'" Full release.
With wireless consumers already paying on average more than 15% a month in taxes and fees on their cell phone bills, the national consumer advocacy coalition MyWireless.org(R) called today for a 5-year break for consumers from new, discriminatory state and local wireless taxes and fees. Bipartisan legislation intended to provide consumers that protection, entitled the 'Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009,' or H.R. 1521, was re-introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill was introduced by Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Trent Franks (R-AZ), and it calls for a federal moratorium to be placed on unfair, new state and local wireless taxes and fees for five years. In these tough economic times, Representatives Lofgren and Franks are taking common sense action on behalf of millions of hard-working Americans, seeking to provide much-needed tax relief. MyWireless.org urges the 111th Congress to follow their leadership on this issue. Full release.
Congress should reject any proposal that would deregulate insurance or otherwise override state insurance laws that have successfully protected consumers during the current economic crisis, said the nonprofit Consumer Watchdog today in advance of an insurance hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Full release.
For years, consumers in the United States have been described as "empowered" -- in control of the marketplace, wielding the power to influence everything from customer service to customized products to pricing. Empowerment also continues to be a goal among Hispanic and African-American consumers. But like many other positive experiences in life, empowerment can be complex and fraught with conflict. Full release.
Sticker shock is taking a toll on Americans when they fill their prescriptions: 66% of those polled by Consumer Reports said they found out the cost of a drug when they picked it up at the pharmacy counter, while just 4% said they had a conversation with their doctor about the cost of a drug. And 28% of Americans told Consumer Reports they'd taken potentially dangerous actions to save money, such as not filling prescriptions, skipping dosages, and cutting pills in half without the approval of their doctor. Full release.