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News Release | Arizona PIRG | Tax

Flawed Farm Bill Heads Towards U.S. Senate Floor

The U.S. Senate is moving to vote on the farm bill, S.3240 that would continue the current system of agricultural subsidies to large, profitable, agribusiness. If passed as is, taxpayers’ hard earned dollars will be handed out needlessly in the billions. And subsidies will continue for corn and soy, which is then processed into junk food ingredients, like high fructose corn syrup, accelerating the obesity epidemic in America.

News Release | Arizona PIRG Education Fund | Consumer Protection

BANKS SKIM MILLIONS IN FEES FROM STUDENT AID USING DEBIT-CARD-LINKED STUDENT IDS

The Campus Debit Card Trap, a new report released by the Arizona PIRG Education Fund, finds that banks and financial firms now control or influence federal financial aid disbursement to over 9 million students by linking checking accounts and prepaid debit cards to student IDs.  According to the report, financial institutions now have affinity partnerships with almost 900 campuses nationwide, grafting bank products onto student IDs and other campus cards to become the primary recipient of billions in federal financial aid to distribute to students.

 

News Release | Arizona PIRG | Health Care

Statement on the U.S. Senate vote of the 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act

The U.S. Senate moved rapidly toward passage of a five-year user fee reauthorization for the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, with strong bipartisan support. We commend the Senate for agreeing to provide deadlines for the issuance of certain regulations and to require a GAO report on the implementation of the clinical trial registration and reporting requirements under the Public Health Service Act. However we are disappointed that key amendments Arizona PIRG supported that would have protected consumers from the deceitful practices of the pharmaceutical industry and give greater access to affordable generic drugs did not pass.

News Release | Arizona PIRG | Higher Ed

No 'A' for Effort for U.S. Senate on Student Loan Interest Rates

Statement of Serena Unrein on the failure of the U.S. Senate to move debate forward on a bill to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling this July.

News Release | Arizona PIRG Education Fund | Health Care

Consumers Union Releases New Report: Health Reform’s ‘Value for Your Dollar Rule’: Early Impact in Arizona

Today’s new report by Consumers Union Health Reform’s ‘Value for Your Dollar Rule’: Early Impact in Arizona highlights how the “medical loss ratio” can help consumers get a good value for their premium health care dollars. Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers covering individual and small businesses must spend at least 80 percent of premiums on medical care or provide rebates to consumers.

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