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Issue | Health Care

Fighting The High Cost Of Rx Drugs

Brand-name drug companies have been paying off generic drug makers to delay competition and keep prices high. This widespread pay-for-delay scheme needs to be put to an end. 

Resource | Budget, Public Health, Consumer Protection, Democracy, Financial Reform, Food, Health Care, Higher Ed, Safe Energy, Solid Waste, Tax, Transportation

A New Direction In Driving Trends

After a 60 year boom, driving is on the decline in the U.S. and no likely scenario shows it returning to previous levels of growth. 

Result | Financial Reform

President Appoints "America's Consumer Watchdog"

CoPIRG applauds President Obama for standing up for consumers by making a recess appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

News Release | CoPIRG | Financial Reform

President Appoints "America's Consumer Watchdog"

CoPIRG applauds President Obama for standing up for consumers by making a recess appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Media Hit | Financial Reform

Bank of America leads charge in fee changes

Bank of America  customers will now pay $5 a month for purchases they make with their debit cards as the bank moves to recoup an estimated $6.6 billion in lost revenue.

Report | CoPIRG | Budget, Financial Reform, Tax

Tax Shell Game

Abuse of tax havens inflicts a price on other American taxpayers, who must pay higher taxes—now or in the future—to cover the government’s revenue shortfall, or must deal with cuts in government services.

News Release | CoPIRG | Financial Reform

Historic Wall Street Reform Signed Into Law

Responding to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, President Barack Obama signed into law the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  The bill reins in Wall Street and protects consumers, investors, and taxpayers from further financial meltdowns.

Media Hit | Budget, Financial Reform, Tax

Watchdog Group says Corporate Tax Avoiders Cost Colorado $1.6 Billion Annually

A consumer watchdog group says nearly two-thirds of corporations pay no federal income taxes at all -- and that saddles individual Colorado taxpayers with an additional tax burden of nearly $500 each year.

Report | CoPIRG | Consumer Protection, Financial Reform

Highlights of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009

To educate consumers about the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility And Disclosure (CARD) Act signed into law on May 20, CoPIRG released a factsheet about the upcoming changes and tips on how to avoid remaining abusive credit card practices.

Media Hit | Financial Reform

Rein in Wall Street

Lawmakers joined community and labor leaders yesterday to demand consumer protections against financial abuses on Wall Street.

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