According to an article in today’s Washington Post, the number of lawmakers owning and trading stocks has nearly tripled since... View Article
Continue readingReid Gives Nelson, Lincoln What Their Lobbyist Friends Want
TPM is reporting that Majority Leader Harry Reid is going to exclude a provision that would remove the anti-trust exemption... View Article
Continue readingEvening Links
1) CQ looks at how getting a seat on the House Ways & Means Committee increases campaign contributions for new... View Article
Continue readingTransparency, the Internet and Health Care Reform
The Senate health care reform bill (viewable here) contains numerous provisions that stress disclosure and transparency, specifically online disclosure and... View Article
Continue readingSenate Health Care Bill At Open Congress
Check it out. Our friends at Open Congress have the Senate health care bill online. This way you can read... View Article
Continue readingDemocratic Health Care Holdouts’ Ties to the Health Insurance Industry
The New York Times reports that there are three Democratic senators who are viewed as holdouts on a procedural vote... View Article
Continue reading“Cornerstone of Accountability and Transparency”
Just going to quote Norm Ornstein on the 72 hour rule: It is a model that Congress needs to follow... View Article
Continue readingRecovery Board Chairman Can’t Certify That Data Is Accurate, Auditable
Recovery.gov is supposed to be a transparency clearing house for information on the federal stimulus spending appropriated in the $787... View Article
Continue readingLobbyists Put On Ventriloquist Act
More than a dozen lawmakers inserted statements supporting a biotechnology provision added to the House health care bill that was... View Article
Continue readingMorning Links
1) A new report shows that transportation earmarks are going towards campaign contributors rather than needed road and infrastructure improvements.... View Article
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