Back in May, in anticipation of the coming health care debate, Republican pollster, strategist and word smith Frank Luntz penned... View Article
Continue readingHouse Health Care Bill: Its Path and Transparency
Yesterday, the House of Representatives released a 1,018 page bill (H.R. 3200) to reform the nation’s health care system. This... View Article
Continue readingSenate Finance Committee Health Care Influence Cluster: The Republicans
Over the past few weeks, our designer Kerry and I have visualized the health care lobbyist connections of Senate Finance... View Article
Continue readingEnsign’s Scandal Really Was More Than Just An Affair
After speculating about whether Sen. John Ensign’s affair included payouts to his mistress and her family, about every news outlet... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill: The (Long) Short Story
In case you needed the short version of the full history of Congress and Read the Bill, please read below.... View Article
Continue readingPartying With Senate Finance Committee Staffers Turned Lobbyists
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at the connections between the Senate Finance Committee and the former staffers... View Article
Continue readingIs it really worth it?
Last week, the House Ethics Committee confirmed that they were investigating two Caribbean trips, in 2007 and 2008, taken by... View Article
Continue readingSuccess! Senate to post expenditure reports
The Senate is going to follow the House in posting their office expenditure reports online for the public to view.... View Article
Continue readingSweeten it, but don’t read it
After passing the cap and trade bill in rush, we are beginning to see what was included in the last... View Article
Continue readingHealth Care Industry Operates Shadow Congress of Lobbyists
The Washington Post reports today that the health care industry, in its attempt to influence the debate over health care... View Article
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