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CFPB's Kraninger Provides Opaque Statement To Committee; Questions and Second Panel Will Be Critical

Thursday, March 7, 2019
By | Ed Mierzwinski
Senior Director, Federal Consumer Program

Today, new CFPB director Kathy Kraninger testifies to Congress for the first time. The House Financial Services Committee will need to drill down with tough questions. Why? Kraninger's written pre-filed statement reads like an answer to a warped question from old television's Sergeant Joe Friday: "Just the irrelevant, off-point facts, ma'am." The committee should also look to the cogent testimony of consumer, civil rights, military family and student advocates also appearing today.

Drinking to your health? Weed killer Roundup lurks in many beers and wines

Friday, March 1, 2019
By | Kara Cook-Schultz
Director, Campaign to Ban RoundUp

New report finds glyphosate in popular alcoholic beverages

U.S. PIRG Zero Hunger Campaign: Fall Semester in Review

Monday, January 28, 2019
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U.S.PIRG believes that no one should go hungry when we produce more than enough food already to feed everyone, and waste 40% of it. So, together with dozens of campuses with student PIRG chapters around the country we launched our Zero Hunger campaign last year to end hunger. 

Thinking about reducing plastic waste in your life? Here's how one U.S. PIRG member cut her waste in half

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
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 "It's freeing to not be constantly wanting more and better stuff."

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