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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas) "The extreme run-up in pump prices since the beginning of April isn't even reflected here," said Judy Dugan…
Apr 27, 2006Agence France Presse "ExxonMobil's report of a record 8.4 billion dollars in first-quarter profits demonstrates that skyrocketing gasoline prices are due to…
Apr 27, 2006Refiners Have No Excuse for Gouging At The Pump, Windfalls Should Be Returned to Motorists
Apr 27, 2006NBC-TV4 Los Angeles "This is a national problem," said FTCR's Jerry Flanagan. "Insurance companies sell you a policy and then they break…
Apr 27, 2006CBS-TV Evening News Mr. JERRY FLANAGAN (Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights): The law is very clear. The only way an insurance…
Apr 27, 2006Bill Would Violate Proposition 103, Maintain High Rates for Good Drivers and Surcharges on Widows
Apr 27, 2006THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE The oil companies aren't the only ones benefiting from the price spike, says Doug Heller of the Arnold…
Apr 26, 2006Associated Press "Requiring something people cannot afford is not a solution to solving the health care crisis," said Jerry Flanagan, health care…
Apr 26, 2006Withholding Contributions to U.S. Oil Reserve Does Nothing to Stop Oil Company Profiteering
Apr 25, 2006The San Diego Union-Tribune (California) "Of the 60-cent increase in gasoline prices this year, 42 cents is entirely attributable to refiner profits,"…
Apr 25, 2006Agence France Presse The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in a recent report on California prices -- among the country's highest…
Apr 25, 2006Federal "Association Health Plan" Legislation Would Remove State's Right To Regulate
Apr 25, 2006'Junk Health Care' Bill Would Undercut Strong State Law that Requires Insurers to Take All Applicants
Apr 25, 2006Congress looks to make health insurance more affordable, but some fear legislation might cost consumer protections.Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) The Foundation for…
Apr 24, 2006California Should Not, Could Not Import Massachusetts Law
Apr 24, 2006Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, Connecticut) Exxon Mobil Corp. invested only $10 million last year on direct research on alternative energy while reaping a…
Apr 23, 2006Santa Barbara News-Press (California) One statewide group, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, on Friday called for the governor and Legislature…
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