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Michael Russo

Federal Program Director
(202) 461-3823
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Mike Russo is our Federal Program Director.

Ed Mierzwinski

Consumer Program Director
202-546-9707 x314
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Ed Mierzwinski has been a consumer advocate in the Washington, D.C.-based federal lobbying office of the state PIRGs since 1989.

Phineas Baxandall

Senior Analyst for Tax & Budget Policy
(617) 747-4351
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Mr. Baxandall oversees policy and strategy development for tax and budget campaigns throughout the United States.

Laura Etherton

Health Care Policy Analyst
(503) 231-4181 ext. 305
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Laura Etherton is our Health Care Policy Analyst. In her role she supports State PIRG directors and advocates across the country in their work to establish state-level pro-consumer policies to cut costs, improve care, and improve health.

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Some of the nation’s best-known companies — including GE, Google and Goldman Sachs — have avoided paying the taxes they owe, costing us $100 billion last year.

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