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Public Citizen

Public Citizen is a non-profit, consumer rights advocacy group and think tank based in Washington, D.C., United States, with a branch in Austin, Texas. Wikipedia*

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Public Citizen has hosted 35 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1987 News Conference. The year with the most events was 1997 with six events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2015 with an average of 1,011 views per video. Most appearances with Joan B. Claybrook (15), Ralph Nader (9), Alan B. Morrison (3). Most common tags: Campaign Finance, Lobbying, Domestic Policy.

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    Why Not Jail?

    Profesor Rena Steinzor talked about her book Why Not Jail: Industrial Catastrophes, Corporate Malfeasance, and Government Ina

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    Citizens United Campaign Financing Decision

    Representatives of eight public interest organizations participated in panel discussions on [Citizens United v. Federal Elect

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    Campaign Finance Law Developments

    Federal Election Commissioner Cynthia Bauerly spoke about oversight of campaign finance laws and the impact of 2010 Supreme C…

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    Kenneth Feinberg Remarks

    Kenneth Feinberg spoke about the latest review of executive compensation at more than 400 banks that received government bail…

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