Joan Claybrook
Joan Claybrook
Joan Claybrookis an American lawyer who served as President of Public Citizen from 1982 until she announced her resignation on December 9, 2008. Previously, she was head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationin the Carter administration from 1977 to 1981...
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It's more accurate to say that this increases the safety dangers.
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Her efforts to limit lawsuits and access to the courts are troubling,
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This bill is a sham because the House leadership does not want real ethics and lobbying reform. They aren't rock stars, but they want the luxury trappings to be showered with lobbyists' money and entertainment, and flown around on corporate jets above the fray of security lines, delayed flights and missed connections.
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Right now, they're going to stop $50 meals, but they are still able to throw these elaborate convention parties that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in honor of a congressman.
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The 46 deaths that have been reported are only those that are known publicly,
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DeLay was very astute at pushing legislation that was advantageous to people who would give him money.
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We are here today to expose one of the biggest con jobs in recent history.