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December 12, 2022 at 10:11 PM

tell Senator Kyrsten Sinema what you think

Last week, Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced that she will no longer be registered as a Democrat. In many ways, this is not surprising. Sinema has voted more conservatively than any Democratic senator besides West Virginia’s Joe Manchin. Sinema thwarted efforts over the past two y…
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December 11, 2022 at 8:50 PM

prosecuting Donald Trump for January 6

It has been almost two years since Donald Trump — in an attempt to remain in power illegally that would have ended American democracy as we know it — incited a violent mob to storm the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. And Trump has *still* not been formally charged for any crimes relat…
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December 9, 2022 at 9:09 PM

Donald Trump must be prosecuted

A quick but crucial note today. It has been almost two years since Donald Trump — in an attempt to remain in power illegally that would have ended American democracy as we know it — incited a violent mob to storm the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. And Trump has *still* not been for…
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December 8, 2022 at 10:11 PM

Tell Congress: No more corporate tax breaks

Congress is only in session for a couple more weeks this year. Your members of Congress should be doing everything they can to improve the lives of Americans before Republicans take over the House next year. But corporate lobbyists are in DC right now trying to convince Congress to lock in thr…
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December 7, 2022 at 7:32 PM

one essential piece of unfinished business

We are running out of time to pass critical legislation before Republicans take control of the U.S. House of Representatives. One essential piece of unfinished business is passing the Electoral Count Reform Act. This bipartisan legislation would prevent sore losers, liars, and cheats from exp…
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December 6, 2022 at 8:53 PM

so many American children living in poverty

America is the richest country on Earth. Yet millions — millions — of our nation’s children live in poverty. Congress actually did something about that last year by expanding a key tax break known as the Child Tax Credit. By the end of 2021, the rate of child poverty in America had been cut b…
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December 5, 2022 at 6:25 PM

what to do about crime in America

There is an epidemic of crime in America. Innocent, hard-working Americans are being terrorized and even killed by depraved criminals emboldened by a system of so-called justice that far too often administers little more than a slap on the wrist — if it investigates and prosecutes the perpetrat…
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December 3, 2022 at 7:46 PM

letting law enforcement deploy robots with lethal force

I’m not making this up. In a matter of days, one of America’s largest cities may give its police force the green light to use robots to kill people. And if somewhere as liberal as San Francisco allows this dystopian insanity, it is only a matter of time before cities and towns all across the …
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December 2, 2022 at 8:32 PM

killer police robots

I’m not making this up. In a matter of days, one of America’s largest cities may give its police force the green light to use robots to kill people. And if somewhere as liberal as San Francisco allows this dystopian insanity, it is only a matter of time before cities and towns all across the …
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November 30, 2022 at 8:13 PM

almost out of time to get this law passed

We have just a matter of weeks to pass critical legislation before Republicans take control of the U.S. House of Representatives. One essential piece of unfinished business is passing the Electoral Count Reform Act. This bipartisan legislation would prevent sore losers, liars, and cheats from…
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November 22, 2022 at 8:49 PM

do *not* let Trump back on Facebook

Elon Musk — still, somehow, the richest person on Earth — is letting Donald Trump back on Twitter. Trump’s exploitation of Twitter propelled him to the White House in 2016 and enabled his disastrous presidency, right up to his incitement of the January 6 insurrection. Letting Trump back on th…
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November 21, 2022 at 6:57 PM

tell them not to slow down investigation of Trump

On Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to run investigations by the Department of Justice into Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 insurrection and the former president’s hoarding of government documents at his compound in Florida. The special counsel is a vete…
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November 19, 2022 at 8:25 PM

prosecute Trump already

Yesterday, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to run investigations by the Department of Justice into Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 insurrection and the former president’s hoarding of government documents at his compound in Florida. The special counsel is a vete…
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November 17, 2022 at 7:46 PM

Congress needs to pass this law NOW

The so-called “lame duck” session of Congress started this week. That’s the time between an election in November and the start of a new congressional term in January. We have just a matter of weeks to pass critical legislation in *this* Congress. (The U.S. House of Representatives will be under…
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November 16, 2022 at 3:32 PM

what Donald Trump announced last night

Support Public Citizen Last night, Donald Trump formally announced that he is running for president again. Trump’s presidency delivered an upward transfer of wealth at the expense of regular people, accelerated the planet’s rush to climate chaos, and turned cronyism and corruption into governing…
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November 15, 2022 at 7:17 PM

this could be the thing that saves our democracy

The so-called “lame duck” session of Congress started yesterday. That’s the time between an election in November and the start of a new congressional term in January. We have just a matter of weeks to pass critical legislation in *this* Congress. (The U.S. House of Representatives may be under …
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November 14, 2022 at 8:18 PM

how a wounded bird could prevent another January 6

The so-called “lame duck” session of Congress starts today. That’s the time between an election in November and the start of a new congressional term in January. We have just a matter of weeks to pass critical legislation in *this* Congress. (The U.S. House of Representatives may be under Repub…
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November 12, 2022 at 7:05 PM

worried you might have missed this

Support Public Citizen The response to my post-election email — all about Public Citizen’s vision for advancing a progressive populist agenda and mobilizing to protect democracy — has been truly inspiring. My earlier note is copied below in case you missed it. I hope you can take just a few minu…
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November 10, 2022 at 7:55 PM

we will respond with love, togetherness, public visibility, and a relentless public defense of our democracy

Support Public Citizen The results of Tuesday’s election — one of the most consequential in our nation’s history — are not yet final. But a few things are clear. We avoided a worst-case scenario. Aside from small issues, the election and the count went smoothly. Election deniers did relatively…
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November 9, 2022 at 10:16 PM

making sense of the election results

Support Public Citizen The results of yesterday’s election — one of the most consequential in our nation’s history — are not yet final. But a few things are clear. We avoided a worst-case scenario. Aside from small issues, the election and the count went smoothly. Election deniers did relative…
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November 4, 2022 at 6:08 PM

it's all on the line

Support Public Citizen We are just days away from one of the most consequential elections in our nation’s history. The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, state legislatures and governors’ mansions, critical state and local offices all across America — it’s all on the line. Since your in…
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November 3, 2022 at 7:21 PM

once the votes are counted

Support Public Citizen Just a few days until one of the most consequential elections in our nation’s history. The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, state legislatures and governors’ mansions, critical state and local offices all across America — it’s all on the line. Since your inbox i…
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November 2, 2022 at 5:02 PM

your vote

Support Public Citizen I’ll keep this short, because I know your inbox is overflowing with emails from candidates and political committees. Election Day is less than one week from now. Without doubt, this is one of the most consequential elections in our nation’s history. Control of the U.S. S…
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November 1, 2022 at 6:52 PM

I'm asking you to do two things

Support Public Citizen I’ll keep this short, because I know your inbox is overflowing with emails from candidates and political committees. Election Day is in exactly one week. Without doubt, this is one of the most consequential elections in our nation’s history. Control of the U.S. Senate …
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October 31, 2022 at 10:14 PM

tapping into Big Oil's outlandish profits

Being a multinational oil company looks like good work if you can get it: Oil giant Chevron raked in $11.2 billion in profits from July through September. Exxon did even better, making $19.7 billion in profits over just those three months — its most profitable quarter EVER. In fact, the thr…
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October 28, 2022 at 6:59 PM

Chinese company spying on individual Americans

As reported last week by Forbes: The Chinese company that owns the extremely popular social media app TikTok unlawfully tracked or planned to track the physical locations of specific U.S. citizens to conduct covert surveillance. For anyone who is unfamiliar with TikTok or who may have gotten …
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October 27, 2022 at 9:38 PM

starved to death

That didn’t take long. Maybe you saw my messages last week about a federal court ruling that the way the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is funded is “unconstitutional” — even though Congress intentionally made the agency independent of its annual, and corruptible, appropriations ci…
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October 26, 2022 at 6:59 PM

they are trying to snuff out this consumer watchdog

That didn’t take long. Maybe you saw my messages last week about a federal court ruling that the way the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is funded is “unconstitutional” — even though Congress intentionally made the agency independent of its annual, and corruptible, appropriations ci…
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October 25, 2022 at 5:59 PM

all these grocery stores would be impacted

We have to act fast to stop another anti-consumer, anti-worker corporate merger. Grocery giant Kroger is trying to buy rival Albertsons for $24.6 billion. The deal would create a single behemoth that would have immense market power — meaning higher food prices (which are already skyrocketing)…
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October 24, 2022 at 7:15 PM

if you shop at any of these grocery stores

We have to act fast to stop another anti-consumer, anti-worker corporate merger. Grocery giant Kroger is trying to buy rival Albertsons for $24.6 billion. The deal would create a single behemoth that would have immense market power — meaning higher food prices (which are already skyrocketing)…
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October 22, 2022 at 10:05 PM

consumer agency under attack

Over 11,000 people have already signed on to our statement. It addresses a court ruling this week that incorrectly found the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unconstitutional. See my earlier message (copied below in case you missed it) for more. And please take …
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October 21, 2022 at 6:03 PM

one of the most anti-consumer court rulings in history

This may not have made your local news last night, but American consumers took what could be a major hit this week. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals* ruled — wrongly — that the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutional. Some history: The Consumer Fi…
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October 20, 2022 at 6:57 PM

a blow to every consumer in America

This may not have made your local news last night, but American consumers took what could be a major hit yesterday. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals* ruled — wrongly — that the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutional. Some history: The Consumer Fi…
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October 19, 2022 at 7:12 PM

hoping you can take a quick look at these numbers

Support Public Citizen My thanks to all the Public Citizen supporters who responded to my previous message. If you missed it, I’ve copied it below. Please give it a look. Thank you! - Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen ****** One of the most consequential elections in our nation’s …
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October 18, 2022 at 5:48 PM

if your inbox is overflowing with emails from candidates and political committees

Support Public Citizen One of the most consequential elections in our nation’s history is just weeks away. If your inbox looks anything like mine, it is overflowing with emails from candidates and political committees. And — given the gravity of the upcoming midterms — many Americans are respo…
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October 17, 2022 at 6:15 PM

the scariest month of the year

Support Public Citizen One of the most consequential elections in our nation’s history is just weeks away. If your inbox looks anything like mine, it is overflowing with emails from candidates and political committees. And — given the gravity of the upcoming midterms — many Americans are respo…
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October 15, 2022 at 6:18 PM

the Senate's latest zombie bill

The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law less than two months ago. This landmark legislation empowers Medicare to negotiate prices for a variety of expensive medicines. And it caps out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors on Medicare and people who need insulin. But four corporate cronies …
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October 14, 2022 at 6:32 PM

Congress subpoenas Trump

Donald Trump led a criminal conspiracy that undertook a violent insurrection aimed at keeping him in power despite losing the 2020 election. And now Donald Trump has been ordered to testify under oath before Congress. Today’s hearing of the bipartisan congressional committee investigating the…
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October 13, 2022 at 8:35 PM

Donald Trump ordered to testify before Congress

Donald Trump led a criminal conspiracy that undertook a violent insurrection aimed at keeping him in power despite losing the 2020 election. And now Donald Trump has been ordered to testify under oath before Congress. Today’s hearing of the bipartisan congressional committee investigating the…
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October 12, 2022 at 6:39 PM

nationwide rallies to demand accountability for Trump

The bipartisan congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection is conducting what is expected to be its final hearing tomorrow. As the nation awaits the committee’s official report, this much is clear: Donald Trump and his MAGA cronies engaged in a violent criminal conspiracy…
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October 11, 2022 at 6:08 PM

Big Pharma's puppets in the Senate

The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law less than two months ago. This landmark legislation empowers Medicare to negotiate prices for a variety of expensive medicines. And it caps out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors on Medicare and people who need insulin. But four corporate cronies …
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October 7, 2022 at 6:39 PM

presidential pardons for marijuana possession

Yesterday, President Biden pardoned everyone who has been convicted of marijuana possession under federal law since it was made illegal in the 1970s. The pardons also apply to people convicted of possession in Washington, D.C. (as well airports and federal parks). All told, upwards of 10,000 …
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October 6, 2022 at 6:17 PM

Trump back on Twitter?

Elon Musk has announced he will go through with his contractual commitment to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Musk first made a deal to take over Twitter back in April. Then he spent most of the summer trying to back out of the deal. Now he says he’s ready to go through with the deal after all. …
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October 4, 2022 at 9:20 PM

Elon Musk re-offers to buy Twitter

Elon Musk has announced he will go through with his contractual commitment to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Musk first made a deal to take over Twitter back in April. Then he spent most of the summer trying to back out of the deal. Now he says he’s ready to go through with the deal after all. …
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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]
October 1, 2022 at 12:37 AM

I can't remember where I parked my time machine

Support Public Citizen I don’t know. I just don’t know. We need another 122 supporters to donate before midnight. That’s barely more than three hours from now. But it’s a Friday night, and donations have dropped off precipitously. And since I can’t remember where I parked my time machine…
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September 30, 2022 at 9:06 PM

'You all deserve to be hung for treason.'

Support Public Citizen We get a lot of hate mail at Public Citizen. Perhaps not surprisingly — given the embrace of outright fascism by so many adherents of Donald Trump — it seems to be getting even more personal and violent. Here are just a few recent examples: “We will eradicate scum like…
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  Robert · [email protected]
September 30, 2022 at 5:34 PM

can this be right?

Support Public Citizen I’m going to put my cards on the table. Two years ago, we had 697 donations come through in response to my emails on our critical September 30 deadline. So far this year, we’re at just 148. We really need things to pick up. Can I count on you to help? Please give m…
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September 30, 2022 at 2:07 PM

like a glazed donut?

Support Public Citizen There’s no way to sugarcoat this. Unless we see a serious uptick in online donations before TONIGHT’S MIDNIGHT DEADLINE, we will begin our new fiscal year tomorrow already behind the eight ball. See my earlier note — copied below in case you missed it — for more about wh…
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September 29, 2022 at 9:36 PM

how aggressive we can be

Support Public Citizen We are just ONE DAY from a make-or-break deadline. How things go between now and midnight Friday — that’s tomorrow! — will directly impact how aggressive Public Citizen can be going forward. That includes all our work to protect voting rights, ensure election integrity, …
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September 29, 2022 at 6:16 PM

me and former Vice President Mike Pence

Support Public Citizen A quick “Thank you!” to everyone who responded to my note about the threatening hate mail that has been pouring in to Public Citizen. That previous message is copied below in case you missed it. I hope you’ll give it a look. - Robert ****** We get a lot of hate mail …
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