Dear Ohio PIRG member,
President Obama is off to a good start.
So far, he’s been talking about and, more importantly, getting to work
on the most critical items on our agenda. But whether or not we’ll get
the change we need hinges on what happens in the next few months.
He’s
called for more accountability for banks. He pushed through Ohio
PIRG-backed provisions in his economic recovery package that will
provide more than $17 billion to improve public transportation. The
recovery package also included a vital increase in Pell Grant funding
that will help defray the skyrocketing costs of higher education.
But the biggest battles are yet to come.
Wall Street CEOs are digging in to stop any new oversight of their
financial dealings. Big insurance and drug companies are marshaling
their forces to weaken or neutralize key provisions of the Obama health
care plan. Powerful interests across the country are pushing to make
sure future transportation dollars go to new roads and highways, not
public transit.
Thanks to your support we’ve been able to make sure the public has a
strong voice in all these early decisions by the Obama administration.
Together, we’ll continue to make our voices heard in Columbus and in
Washington, D.C.
Sincerely,
Andre Delattre
For Ohio PIRG
