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Time For A Change

For too long, bankers themselves have written the rules on Wall Street.

Because of their reckless and greedy behavior, Main Street lost millions of jobs, taxpayers spent billions bailing out banks and retirees lost trillions of carefully saved dollars.

This year, that has to change.

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PIRG Highlights

From The Newsroom

"Parents Beware - Many Toys Still Toxic, Hazardous"

Dangerous or toxic toys can still be found on store shelves, PennPIRG announced in its 24th annual Trouble in Toyland report. PennPIRG also launched a new interactive tool accessible via smart phone or computer - http://toysafety.mobi or http://www.toysafety.net - that will help parents and other toygivers avoid common hazards.

On November 30, PennPIRG State Director Megan DeSmedt (above) released the report at an event in Kingston, PA with HKQ Kids.  PennPIRG Field Associate Catherine Ngo released the report on November 24 in Philadelphia, with Congressman Chaka Fattah at St. Peters School.

Click here to read the report.

Click here to watch video of the event.

"A Game Changer"

The proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency is "a game changer," according to Ed Mierzwinski, PennPIRG's Consumer Program Director. “It’s the biggest thing for financial consumers since deposit insurance in the 1930s.”

On June 24, Mierzwinski testified at the House Financial Services hearing on the proposed agency.

After the hearing, Mierzwinski spoke with Elizabeth Warren, head of the Congressional Oversight Panel.

 
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