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21st Century Transportation For America

Transportation is the main reason for our dependence on oil and makes up a huge portion of our global warming pollution; a lack of options for transportation has led to worsening traffic. Unfortunately, plans for more and better public transportation languish on the drawing board because powerful developers and road-building lobbies have convinced the government has spent nine times more on highway subsidies than on transit since 1956.

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Exposing Unsafe Toys

Toy manufacturers should act swiftly to recall unsafe products and give parents the information they need to keep unsafe toys out of their children's hands. We recently released our 22nd annual toy safety report, which calls attention to some of the most dangerous products on the shelves. Now we're asking Congress to pass stronger protections against unsafe toys.

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Higher Education Bill Becomes Law

Arizona PIRG student leaders joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as they sent the College Cost Reduction and Access Act to the president’s desk. The president signed the bill, which provides billions of dollars a year in additional grant aid and cuts wasteful lender subsidies.

Read our press release applauding the bill's passage • Read more about our work on higher education