Flawed Farm Bill Heads Toward Senate Floor
For Immediate Release Wednesday, June 6, 2012Nasima HossainWashington, D.C. - Statement of Nasima Hossain, U.S. PIRG Public Health Advocate, on Senate Farm Bill."The Senate is moving to vote on the...
View ArticleCrop Insurance: A Taxpayer Giveaway by Another Name
BlogThursday, June 7, 2012Nasima HossainCrop Insurance: A Taxpayer Giveaway by Another NameJust like other agriculture subsidies, the federal crop insurance program directs billions of taxpayer dollars...
View ArticleA Farm Bill Boondoggle
BlogThursday, June 14, 2012Nasima HossainThe U.S. Senate is on the verge of doubling down on the principle that billions of taxpayer dollars should go to making the largest, most profitable...
View ArticleSENATE TO VOTE ON FARM BILL AND GIVEAWAYS TO BIG AG
For Immediate Release Wednesday, June 20, 2012Nasima Hossain“U.S. PIRG urges the Senate to vote NO on The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S. 3240). This bill as it stands does not...
View ArticleEveryone is Hopping Mad About the Farm Bill
BlogFriday, July 20, 2012Nasima HossainEarlier this month, the House Agricultural Committee passed its version of the Farm Bill with a 35-11 vote. It was greatly anticipated, as the country needs a...
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Apples to Twinkies 2012
Released by: U.S. PIRG Education Fund Release date: Wednesday, July 25, 2012Ag Subsidies Pay for 21 Twinkies per Taxpayer, But Only half of an Apple ApieceApples to Twinkies vUS.pdfExecutive SummaryAt...
View ArticleAg Subsidies Pay for 21 Twinkies per Taxpayer, But Only half of an Apple Apiece
For Immediate Release. Wednesday, July 25, 2012Nasima HossainFederal subsidies for commodity crops are subsidizing junk food additives like high fructose corn syrup, enough to pay for 21 Twinkies per...
View ArticleU.S. PIRG Applauds House Leadership for Dropping One-Year Farm Bill Extension...
For Immediate Release Thursday, August 2, 2012Nasima HossainWashington, D.C. – Statement of Nasima Hossain, U.S. PIRG Public Health Advocate, on one year extension of Farm Bill, H.R. 6228.“In this...
View ArticleSmall Farmers and Citizens Speak Out Against Agricultural Subsidies in Farm...
For Immediate Release Monday, September 10, 2012Nasima HossainWashington DC, Sep. 10 –Small farmers and ordinary citizens across the country are taking a stand against wasteful agricultural subsidies...
View ArticleCFPB says 1 in 5 credit scores sold to consumers have "meaningful"...
Ed's BlogTuesday, September 25, 2012Ed MierzwinskiJust one day after its enforcement action against Discover Card for deceptive marketing of overpriced, junky credit card add-ons, including a credit...
View ArticleSenate Farm Bill Continues Giant Giveaways to Big Agribusiness
The farm bill, just passed by the Senate, would keep the gravy train flowing for big agribusiness, locking in their unjustified corporate handouts for the next five years. The House needs to make...
View ArticleUnlikely Allies Voice Opposition to House Farm Bill
U.S. PIRG joined with taxpayer and environmental groups from across the political spectrum to voice shared opposition to much of the Farm Bill being considered by the House of Representatives. The Farm...
View ArticleHouse Rejects Farm Bill Loaded with Subsidies to Big Agribusiness
The failure of this Farm Bill is a wake-up call: The House now has the chance to make serious changes to this legislation. Our elected leaders should stand up for taxpayers, not Big Ag, by ending...
View ArticleHouse Narrowly Rejects Modest Bipartisan Measure to Limit Subsidies for...
U.S. PIRG opposes the House Farm Bill (H.R. 1947). Like the Senate’s proposed Farm Bill, this legislation would keep the gravy train flowing for big agribusiness, locking in their unjustified corporate...
View ArticleHouse Poised to Approve Bill Continuing Giant Giveaways to Big Agribusiness
U.S. PIRG urges the House to vote NO on the Farm Bill scheduled to be voted on today. Like the Senate’s Farm Bill, this legislation would keep the gravy train flowing for big agribusiness, locking in...
View ArticleApples to Twinkies 2013
At a time when America faces high obesity rates and tough federal budget choices, taxpayer dollars are funding the production of junk food ingredients. Since 1995, the government has spent $292.5...
View ArticleAg Subsidies Pay for 20 Twinkies per Taxpayer, But Only Half of an Apple Apiece
Federal subsidies for commodity crops are subsidizing junk food additives like high-fructose corn syrup at a rate that would buy 20 Twinkies for each taxpayer every year, according to U.S. PIRG's new...
View ArticleGroups, Lawmakers Demand Cuts to Ag Subsidies, Deliver Petitions from 278,000...
Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Tom Petri (R-WI) joined groups from across the political spectrum to deliver petitions and call on Congress to end subsidies to large agribusinesses, which are a...
View ArticleNew Farm Bill Contains Massive Taxpayer Handouts To Big Ag, Last Minute Deal...
U.S. PIRG urges Congress to vote NO on the Farm Bill. At a time of supposed fiscal caution, this bill would put taxpayers on the hook for another five years of billion-dollar handouts to huge,...
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