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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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Product Safety Bill Passes Both Houses

Thanks to your calls and e-mails, we pushed the Senate to pass a strong product safety bill, which will levy heftier fines against companies that made last year the year of the recall.

Congress Ends Practice Of Self-Policing

In March, our advocacy won a new independent office that will end an era of congressional self-policing that allowed the Jack Abramoffs of the world to play fast and loose with money in politics.

Read more about this victory • Read more about our work on lobby reform

Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers to Hidden Toy Hazards More

Washington, D.C.: House Adopts Independent Ethics Oversight More

Statement of Consumer and Scientific Groups On House Passage of CPSC Reform Bill More