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"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.

New Law Will Make Rx Drugs Safer

In September we helped pass the most meaningful drug safety reforms in decades. Among other changes, drug companies will no longer be able to hide unflattering studies about their drugs on the market.

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Statement of U.S. PIRG Consumer Program Director Ed Mierzwinski on Final Passage of Wall Street Bailout Legislation Today More

Statement: Defeat of Wall Street Bailout More