Sunlight Foundation Press Release Archive
Press Releases for October 2009
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New Multimedia Investigation Shows How Congress and Special Interests Kept Crucial Clinical Trial Data Secret
Washington, DC - As part of a new series highlighting cases of secret government data that affect the public, today the Sunlight Foundation released a new new multi-media investigation that examines the medical industry forces that successfully lobbied Congress to keep critical information about clinical trials regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) out of the public eye.
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Sunlight Foundation Calls for Congressional Hearing on 72 Hour Rule for Posting Legislation Online
Washington, DC – As part of its ReadTheBill.org campaign, the Sunlight Foundation led a broad coalition to petition the House Committee on Rules to hold a hearing on requiring the House to post all non-emergency legislation bills online for 72 hours prior to consideration. In its letter to Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader Boehner, Chairwoman Slaughter and Ranking Minority Member Dreier, the coalition asked the Committee to take prompt action to analyze the effects of amending House rules to create such a transparency measure.
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Hidden 'Bundles' of Lobbyist Giving Show Full Court Press by Health Care Donors
Washington, DC-A month-long collaborative investigation by the Sunlight Foundation and the Center for Responsive Politics has uncovered never-before-seen webs of campaign contributions from outside lobbyists and their clients, who are all important players in the health care reform, to key members of Congress. The investigation identified outside lobbyists that donated to the same members of Congress as their clients, and strongly suggests that special interest giving is enhanced by the K Street contributors they hire.
