Subject: Government Matters: Renewing a Promise to Workers, Toxic Water Risks
From: Center for Effective Government <[email-masked]>
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Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:00:27 -0500

Government Matters
Center for Effective Government

August 19, 2014

Unemployment Insurance: A 79-Year Old Promise to American Workers That
Needs Renewing

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The Unemployment Insurance (UI) program was signed into law by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Aug. 14, 1935, in the midst of the
economy's most severe contraction. Extending federal
unemployment benefits to Americans in need has not been a partisan
issue since the program was established almost 80 years ago. It
shouldn't be now. It's a promise we need to renew.
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20 Tax Dodgers: $240 Million for CEOs, Big Loss for the American
People

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20 corporations paid no federal taxes in the second quarter of this
year, despite reporting $4.4 billion in second quarter profits.
Collectively, these 20 CEOs were paid $240 million by the corporations
they lead, an average of $12 million per CEO.
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Toxic Toledo Water: Cities Nationwide Face Similar Risks

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On Aug. 2, the City of Toledo, Ohio issued a water use ban for roughly
500,000 residents after chemists detected toxic levels of microcystin
in the public water supply. Microcystin is a toxin produced by harmful
algae blooms caused by the overuse of nitrogen and phosphorous
fertilizers. Algae blooms also negatively impact ecosystems and burden
the economy, and the impacts associated with uncontrolled fertilizer
runoff are not unique to Toledo or Lake Erie.
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Industry Allies in Congress Assault Public Protections Once Again

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Not content with restricting the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's ability to protect public health and the environment,
anti-regulatory members of Congress have broadened their sights to
encompass the entire scope of federal agencies that provide public
protections and safeguard the American people. Their proposed
legislation could put our health and safety at risk.
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GAO Report Finds Problems with EPA Groundwater Protection Program

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not adequately
monitoring more than 172,000 wells used to enhance oil and gas
drilling and dispose of drilling wastewater, according to a July 28
report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Millions of
Americans get their drinking water from groundwater, and these
problems raise significant questions about how effectively we are
protecting public drinking water.
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Obama's Executive Order to Improve Chemical Facility Safety, One
Year Later

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One year ago this month, President Obama issued an executive order
directing federal agencies to improve the safety and security of our
nation's chemical facilities. The order came in response to a string
of chemical disasters, including the April 2013 fertilizer plant
explosion in West, Texas that killed 15 people and injured more than
200. It calls for increased coordination among chemical facilities,
state governments, and first responders and better chemical safety
standards to prevent future disasters.
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In the News

"Eaton Corp. gets millions in U.S. taxpayer-funded contracts, despite
its move to low-tax Ireland," July 30, 2014

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