Subject: Government Matters: A Criminal Double Standard for Banks
From: Center for Effective Government <[email-masked]>
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Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:39:29 -0500

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June 30, 2015

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Time for Three Strikes and You're Out for Banks?

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On May 20, five of the biggest banks in the world pleaded guilty to
charges of interest rate manipulation and agreed to pay $2.8 billion
in fines for the felonies they committed. Two of the banks, J.P.
Morgan Chase and Citigroup, are U.S.-based. Each has a long rap sheet
of recent settlements for their corporate misdeeds, and each has paid
large fines and settlements - nearly $35 billion in the case of
JP Morgan Chase. But otherwise, these businesses go on with no
reduction of rights or privileges and with no decision makers being
sent to prison. Read more.

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"I Am Suffocating Under a Pile of Student Loan Debt"

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Student loan debt is now the largest contributor to our
country's overall debt burden. The total amount of student loan
debt is now more than $1.2 trillion, and on average, students graduate
with $30,000 of debt, which can take 20 years or more to pay off. A
former Center for Effective Government intern shares her personal
story about the harm this causes. Read more.

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Map Displays Five Years of Oil Pipeline Spills

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On June 14, a natural gas pipeline ruptured and burst into flames near
Cuero, Texas, releasing an estimated 165,000 pounds of toxic volatile
organic compounds into the air. Nearby residents evacuated their
homes, but no one was injured. The accident serves as another reminder
of the dangers of transporting natural gas, oil, and other hazardous
materials, and a new map zeroes in on all the oil pipeline spills in
the U.S over the past five years. Read more.

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Does EPA's New Finding on Airplane Emissions Clear the United States
for Takeoff on Climate Change Standards?

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
released a proposed finding that linked airplane emissions to climate
change and adverse public health effects, setting the stage for future
standards on aircraft emissions. In the past few years, the EPA has
moved forward with regulating greenhouse gases from electricity
production and transportation, which make up 60 percent of all climate
change pollution in the U.S. Will it push one more rule through?

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A Victory for Americans' Safety: Senate Rejects Proposal that Would
Have Crippled the National Weather Service

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Americans usually hear a tornado or winter storm warning from
meteorologists on television or radio, but it is the unseen and
unheard professionals at the National Weather Service who issue the
warnings. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) recently introduced a bill with a
provision that would have cut weather service jobs and made it harder
for the agency to alert the public when hazards arise. Following
strong criticism and opposition, the Senate tabled this part of the
bill in a victory for our safety.

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Once Again, Benefits of Public Standards and Safeguards Far Outweigh
Costs

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently issued an annual
report to Congress that finds the benefits of major standards and
safeguards far outweigh their costs. It serves as yet another
indicator of the value of public protections and the positive impacts
they have on Americans' everyday lives.

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In the News

"Revolving Door Concerns Surround Potential SEC Nominee Keir Gumbs,"
International Business Times, June 19, 2015

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"FDA says trans fats are not safe and must be removed from food
supply," The Los Angeles Times, June 16, 2015

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