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June 1999
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6/30/99
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U.S.
and Europe Agree to Disagree on Safety of Dairy
Hormone
Consumer Policy Institute
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6/29/99
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Consumers
Union "Deeply Disappointed" In Y2K Liability
Agreement Between The White House &
Congress
Washington, DC Office
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6/21/99
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Market
Failures Plague Electricity Restructuring: Consumer
Groups Call For New Policies To Promote Competition
And Prevent Consumer Abuse
Washington, DC Office
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6/16/99
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Consumers
Union Says that Boehner Bill Does More Harm to
Consumers Than No Managed Care Legislation at All
Washington, DC Office
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6/11/99
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California's
HMO Regulator Is "Invisible" To Consumers, New
Report Finds
West Coast Regional Office
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6/10/99
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Local
And National Consumer Groups Urge Caution As Blue
Cross And Blue Shield Of Wisconsin Goes
For-Profit
West Coast Regional Office
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6/10/99
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Protection
Of Consumers' Financial Privacy Takes Major Step
Forward On Capitol Hill
Washington, DC Office
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6/10/99
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Public
Utilities: Competition, Regulation and Political
Actions of Consumers USA
Experience
Southwest Regional Office
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6/10/99
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Consumers
Union, SEIU Urge State To Protect Hospital Charity
Care
West Coast Regional Office
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6/9/99
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Consumer
Groups Ask Insurance Commissioner To Reconsider 20%
Rate Increase for High Risk Health Insurance
Pool
Southwest Regional Office
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6/9/99
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Consumer
Groups Call On Congress To Overturn The FCC's
Unfair Pricing System For Telephone
Rates
Washington, DC Office
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6/4/99
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Consumidores
Logran Triunfos En La Legislatura, Pero Hay Motivo
Para Preocupacion En Algunos Sectores A Largo
Plazo
Southwest Regional Office
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6/3/99
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Consumers
Union Statement On Upcoming Assembly Health
Committee Hearing On Charity
Care
West Coast Regional Office
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6/2/99
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Consumer
Gains Clouded By Long-Term Effect Of Industry
Subsidies
Southwest Regional Office
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May 1999
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5/27/99
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Statement
Praising Senator Sibley's Decision To Take SB 560,
The Telecommunications Bill, To
Conference
Southwest Regional Office
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5/20/99
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Remarks
By Janee Briesemeister Southwest Regional Office On
Passage By House Thursday Of Electric Deregulation
Bill (CSSB 7)
Southwest Regional Office
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5/13/99
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Statement
on CSSB 7, the "Electric Dereg" Bill
Southwest Regional Office
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5/12/99
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Senate
Committee Approves Altered Milk
Bill
West Coast Regional Office
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5/12/99
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Consumers
Union Hires David Butler To Be Media
Director
Washington, DC Office
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5/12/99
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Consumers
Union Calls on Clinton Administation to Ensure that
New Treasury Secretary is Committed to Financial
Protections for Consumers
Washington, DC Office
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5/12/99
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Statement
by Rob Schneider on Lawsuits Filed Today by
Attorney General Against Payday Loan
Companies
Southwest Regional Office
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5/11/99
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New
Report Finds Hospital Charity Care Declines After
Switch To For-Profit Status, Without Stringent
Guarantees
West Coast Regional Office
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5/7/99
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Senate
Gives Financial Industry Early Christmas Gift -
Consumers Advised To Hang On To Their
Wallets
Washington, DC Office
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5/6/99
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Consumers
Battle for Fair Bankruptcy Rules Moves to the
Senate
Washington, DC Office
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5/6/99
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Statement
of Gene Kimmelman, Co-Director of the Washington
Office of Consumers Union, Regarding the Proposed
Merger of AT&T and
MediaOne
Washington, DC Office
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5/6/99
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Milk
Bill Altered To Require Public Reporting Of Retail
Prices
West Coast Regional Office
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5/6/99
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Friday's
House Floor Amendment Poses Health Risks For Texans
Who Eat Raw Oysters
Southwest Regional Office
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5/5/99
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2
Court Victories Give Attorney General Green Light
To Challenge Terms Of Anthem's Blue Cross
Merger
West Coast Regional Office
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5/4/99
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Norma
García Takes On Insurance Legislative
Advocacy For Consumers Union's West Coast
Office
West Coast Regional Office
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5/4/99
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Consumer
Groups Commend Administration For Stepping Up to
the Plate for Consumers
Washington, DC Office
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5/4/99
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Statement
Concerning the Need to Pass Legislation to Promote
Competition To the Cable TV
Industry
Washington, DC Office
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April 1999
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4/29/99
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Bill
Touted As Lowering Long Distance Rates Will
Actually Increase Consumers' Monthly Phone
Bills
Southwest Regional Office
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4/29/99
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Proposed
Milk Price Cartel Comes at the Expense of
Low-Income Budgets
Southwest Regional Office
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4/27/99
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House
Committee Likely to Pass Bankruptcy Legislation
(H.R. 833): Continues to Favor Creditors Over
Common Sense
Washington, DC Office
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4/20/99
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Pesticide
Use Study Bill Stalled By Texas Farm Bureau
Opposition
Southwest Regional Office
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4/16/99
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Monthly
Phone Bills Could Increase For Millions Under Bill
Passed By Senate
Southwest Regional Office
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4/16/99
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Retail
Milk Price Bill To Be Heard By Senate Committee
(advisory)
West Coast Regional Office
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4/15/99
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Diana
M. Bianco To Lead Health Policy Work For Consumers
Union's West Coast Office
West Coast Regional Office
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4/9/99
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Consumers
Union Urges Congress to Pass the Patients' Bill of
Rights Act, S.6 and H.R. 358
Washington, DC Office
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4/6/99
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Statement
In Response to AT&T's Announced $3/month Charge
for Basic Schedule Long Distance Customers
Washington, DC Office
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4/5/99
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Report:
Medicaid pilot programs full speed ahead despite
ailments
Southwest Regional Office
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March 1999
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3/25/99
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Cuidado
con los préstamos de día de
pago
Southwest Regional Office
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3/24/99
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Statement
in Response to the Merger of SBC Communications
Inc. and Ameritech
Washington, DC Office
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3/12/99
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Consumers
Union Summary and Statement on the March 31, 1999
End of Cable Industry
Regulation
Washington, DC Office
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3/9/99
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Credit
Insurance Is Massive Rip-Off For Consumers: State
Regulation has been Ineffective Against Price
Gouging by Insurers
Washington, DC Office
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3/2/99
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Proyecto
de ley otorga derechos básicos a
dueños de casas
pre-fabricadas
Southwest Regional Office
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February
1999
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2/25/99
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Disguised
payday loans mushroom in Texas, victimizing
borrowers who face exorbitant interest rates,
threat of criminal penalties
Southwest Regional Office
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2/25/99
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Consumer
Groups Assail FCC Decision on Internet Access
Charges
Washington, DC Office
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2/18/99
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Consumer
Reports Finds Pesticide Residues Too High On Some
Domestic And Imported
Produce
Consumer Policy Institute
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2/24/99
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Consumer
Federation of America and Consumers Union to
Congress: Steer Clear of Flawed Bankruptcy
Proposal
Washington, DC Office
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2/17/99
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Survey:
Deregulation of local phone service results in
higher prices, virtually no competition in
Texas
Southwest Regional Office
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2/17/99
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Consumers
Union Reacts to AT&T/TCI Merger
Approval
Washington, DC Office
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2/16/99
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Consumers
Union Study Finds Bay Area Supermarkets Still
Charge More For Milk Than Mom & Pop
Shops
West Coast Regional Office
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2/16/99
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Consumers
Union Study Finds Sacramento Area Supermarkets
Charge More For Milk Than Mom & Pop
Shops
West Coast Regional Office
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2/12/99
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EPA
Pesticide Brochure Slammed by Consumers
Union
Washington, DC Office
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2/11/99
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Financial
"Modernization" Shouldn't Ditch
Consumers
Washington, DC Office
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2/2/99
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Consumers
Union: Breaux Medicare Proposal A Missed
Opportunity
Washington, DC Office
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2/2/99
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Elizabeth
Imholz Named Director of Consumers Union's West
Coast Regional Office in San
Francisco
West Coast Regional Office
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January
1999
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1/27/99
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Testimony
before the Senate Judiciary Panel on Competition in
the Satellite and Cable
Markets
Washington, DC Office
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1/27/99
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Consumers
Union Response by Reggie James, Director, Southwest
Regional Office to Legislative Priorities in
Governor's State of the State
Address
Southwest Regional Office
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1/27/99
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Consumer
And Media Advocates Ask FCC To Require Open Access
To High-Speed Cable-Internet
Networks
Washington, DC Office
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1/25/99
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Communication
Advocacy Groups: FCC Should Require Open Access To
High-Speed Cable Networks
Washington, DC Office
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1/25/99
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Consumers
Union Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling on Telecom
Act
Washington, DC Office
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1/22/99
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Letter
in Support of Financial Information Privacy Act of
1999 (S. 187)
Washington, DC Office
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1/20/99
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Consumer
Groups Unite to Oppose SBC-Ameritech Merger White
Paper Outlines Potential Harm for
Consumers
Southwest Regional Office
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1/14/99
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Safe
Food Coalition Charges USDA Proposal on Poultry is
"Faux Food Safety"
Washington, DC Office
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1/7/99
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Comments
on Notice of Proposed Electronic Transfer Account
Features
Washington, DC Office
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1/7/99
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Consumers
Union Pleased to See Managed Care Reform Debate
Move Forward
Washington, DC Office
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1/5/99
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Consumers
Union Reacts to Long-Term Care
Proposal
Washington, DC Office
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