Last week, I posted about the relationship between PMA Group fanboy Rep. Pete Visclosky’s campaign contributions from clients of the... View Article
Continue readingLunchtime Link Round-Up
The Federal Reserve is hiring a former Enron lobbyist in an effort to fix its image. I would say that... View Article
Continue readingMember Expenses Continued
Earlier this week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that lawmaker office expenses would be placed online at the earliest possible time.... View Article
Continue readingSenate Judiciary Committee Posts Sotomayor Questionnaire Online
The Senate Judiciary Committee has posted a completed questionnaire from Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. You can see the whole,... View Article
Continue readingVis-a-Visclosky: Or How I Learned to Take Campaign Contributions and Turn Them Into Earmarks
It comes as no surprise that Indiana Democrat Pete Visclosky’s favorite word to say in Congress is “Indiana.” While staying... View Article
Continue readingSubpoenaed Congressman Steps Down From Panel Post
The offices of Indiana Rep. Pete Visclosky were subpoenaed last week regarding his efforts to secure earmarks for the PMA... View Article
Continue readingFDA Creates Transparency Task Force
Following up on President Obama’s January 21 memo requiring agencies to promote transparency and openness, the Food and Drug Administration... View Article
Continue readingNew Lobbying Rules Round-Up
By now, you may have seen that the White House has updated the stimulus lobbying rules to expand the communications... View Article
Continue readingCapitol Words: Socialism
What’s that word, you know, from the 1980s, that you’ve been hearing congressmen say all the time? It refers to... View Article
Continue readingHow Not to Use a Telephone
Burris-Blagojevich Tape Zach Roth, being slightly more charitable than I would be, over at TPM Muckraker does the best job... View Article
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