The House Rules Committee approved amendments for consideration during the floor debate on the stimulus bill (H.R. 1). There are... View Article
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The Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate have updated their Lobbying Disclosure Act databases. (This may... View Article
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A large number of President Obama’s supporters were outraged that one day after instituting strict lobbying restrictions for his administration... View Article
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Just yesterday, I was posting about restricting TARP firms from using funds for political influence. Today, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner... View Article
Continue readingLobbying With My Money
There are so many “fool me once…” moments with the ongoing bailout of the financial industry. One that is particularly... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Labs Reimagines USA.gov
Ali Felski of Sunlight Labs has created a truly amazing reimagining and redesigning of USA.gov, the chief portal to the... View Article
Continue readingSen.-Designee Gillibrand’s Transparency Record
Today, New York Governor David Paterson appointed Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to fill Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat. Gillibrand has, from day... View Article
Continue readingFBI Raids Murtha Linked Defense Firm
The FBI and the IRS raided a defense contractor heavily linked to Rep. John Murtha as part of an ongoing... View Article
Continue readingLearning Lessons
Earlier today, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer stated that, prior to consideration, the economic stimulus bill would be made available online... View Article
Continue readingWilliam Lynn and New Lobbying Restrictions
The new Executive Order on ethics and lobbying issued by President Obama has caused some problems for the nomination of... View Article
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