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Current Legislative PrioritiesReforming Our Broken Health Care System: CALPIRG is working to pass ABX1-1, and to get legislators to campaign actively for the related ballot measure. The bill will expand group coverage through a purchasing pool and subsidies to low-income Californians, and prevent insurance companies from denying coverage or charging increased premiums to the sick. Beyond ABX1-1 however, more work remains to be done to ensure that consumers have access to affordable insurance and safe prescription drugs. This session, CALPIRG urges legislators to: *Expand California’s regulation of the gifts and payments drug companies give to doctors.
With California’s $14 billion deficit largely fueled by the decline in the housing market, sub-prime mortgage lending not only threatens individual homeownership, but also the economic stability of the state. We need to ban abusive loan practices to prevent the next crisis. CALPIRG urges the legislature to pass legislation to: *Require lenders and brokers to act in the financial interest of the borrower In 2007, 25 million toys were recalled because they were laced with lead or contained small, powerful magnets that could perforate a young child’s intestines. To protect our health and safety, we need to set better standards, hold companies accountable, and put enough cops on the product safety beat to get the job done. CALPIRG urges the state legislature to: *Pass a bright line ban on lead in children’s toys Contact Information:Public Transit and Product Safety: Emily Rusch, Advocate 415-622-0039 x307 erusch@calpirg.org
Mike Russo, Healthcare Advocate (213) 251-3680 x332 mrusso@calpirg.org
Pedro Morillas, Legislative Advocate (916) 448-4516 pedro@calpirg.org |
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