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Reining in Wall Street

For too long, the rules of Wall Street have been written by the bankers themselves. The result? Our economy collapsed. In 2010, that has to change.

CALPIRG-backed reforms are moving through Congress. The House passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on December 11, and now the fight has moved to the Senate.

LEARN MORE: Find out about our campaign to rein in Wall Street.

 

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Protect Our Democracy

Imagine ExxonMobil or AIG throwing huge sums of money directly into Congressional attack ads.

Such a scenario used to be illegal. But recently, the Supreme Court ruled to lift a 60-year-old ban that kept corporations from influencing federal elections. Congress must act now to protect democracy: Call on Speaker Pelosi to take action.
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High-Speed Rail

CALPIRG Field Organizer Ramneek Saini joins Congressman Jim Costa at a Jan. 29 event in Fresno announcing $2.35 billion in new funding from the stimulus to build high-speed rail in California.

CALPIRG played a key role in passing the ballot measure to build a high-speed rail connecting California’s cities and is now committed to ensuring the train is built right.

Read more about the campaign.
 

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