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“This bill is another license for corporations to lie, cheat and steal with impunity” A majority of the United States Senate today dealt a blow to the freedom of all Americans to seek justice in a court of law. At President Bush”s behest, limitations on class action lawsuits were approved in the erroneously named, “Class…

Feb. 6, 2005 President George W. BushThe White HouseWashington, D.C. Dear President Bush: With the transmission of your federal budget tomorrow, you will extend your record of massive deficits, privileges and tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, and sharp reductions in the budgets for health care and protection of the poor, the children and…

Washington, D.C. — Senate bill S. 5 is anything but fair to the many individuals harmed each year by corporate wrongdoers. This bill would block significant access to the civil justice system. To do so in the middle of a corporate crime wave is simply irresponsible. Those damaged by pollution and environmental harms would have…

The “Compromise” Class Action Legislation is Nothing More Than a Chamber of Commerce wish list. Senators Dodd, Schumer and Landrieu Cave to Business Interests, Ignore State Judges, and Defy Judicial Council Suggestions with Legislation That Will Wrestle Power Away From State Judiciaries. This Legislation Would Greatly Diminish the Prescribed Checks and Balances of American Government.…

December 9, 2004President George W. BushThe White HouseWashington, DC 20500Dear President Bush:Reading the news accounts of the recurring destruction of many mosques in Iraq, I recall the words of your own former counterterrorism chief, Richard Clarke, who wrote earlier this year: “Far from addressing the popular appeal of the enemy that attacked us, Bush handed…

December 8, 2004President George W. BushThe White HouseWashington, DC 20500Dear President Bush:On June 30, 2004, I wrote you an open letter urging that your Administration include, in the U.S. casualty toll, in Iraq: (1) injuries in non-combat situations; (2) personnel who have come down with disabling diseases; and (3) cases of mental trauma requiring evacuation…

Contact: Ralph Nader, (202) 387.8034 Washington, DC – February 16, 2004 – Today, Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader sent a letter of support to striking southland grocery workers, care of Douglas H. Dority, President of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. The text of the letter follows. _______________________________________________________________________ Striking Southland Supermarket WorkersCare of Douglas…

Congressional Voting Record Project (CVRP) Outlines How Congress Could Efficiently Provide Voting Records to Public Contact: Ralph Nader, (202) 387-8034 Washington, DC, December 30, 2003Today, Ralph Nader and the Congressional Voting Record Project (CVRP) sent letters to the Senate and House Majority and Minority Leaders and to Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert calling on…

Senator Ted StevensU.S. SenateWashington, D.C. 20510November 10, 2003Dear Senator Stevens:As President Pro Tempore of the Senate, you know as well as anyone in the Senate, and better than most, the value and importance of adherence to Senate procedures and process. Also, as one of the primary authors of the Sustainable Fisheries Act in 1996 and…

WASHINGTON, D. C. May 21—Ralph Nader today dubbed the agreement between New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Merrill Lynch “grossly inadequate” to protect investors. “I call on Attorney General Spitzer to reconsider his framework reached with Merrill Lynch as it insufficiently protects investors and shareholders,” said Nader. This agreement leaves shareholders unprotected for several…