Last week, the Presidential Inauguration Committee 2009 disclosed a list of contributors and bundlers. Both lists are available at the... View Article
Continue readingEthics & Transparency Reform Discussions
Conservative bloggers Soren Dayton and Mark Tapscott have been discussing possible ethics and transparency reforms that minority Republicans could push... View Article
Continue readingAuto Bailout, Foreign Plants, and Senate Votes
The auto bailout vote split along both partisan and regional lines, which in turn exposed the regional rivalry of Southern-located... View Article
Continue readingWeek In Review: Sunlight Blogosphere (Week of Dec 12, 2008)
The automotive bailout – or bridge loan – may have failed in Congress but that hasn’t stopped analysis of the... View Article
Continue readingAuto Industry Bailout: Money-Votes Analysis
Lawmakers supporting the auto bailout received more in campaign contributions on average from the auto industry and auto unions, according... View Article
Continue readingReal Lobbying Disclosure: Before or After the Fact?
Soon-to-be ranking member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Rep. Darrell Issa issued a letter demanding Fannie... View Article
Continue readingJackson Donor Raised Money for Blago
Yesterday, I was sitting around thinking about how Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. found himself in the predicament that is now... View Article
Continue readingAuto Bailout Voting Patterns Part II
As mentioned in the previous post on voting during the auto bailout, many of the Democrats voting against the bill... View Article
Continue readingAuto Bailout Voting Patterns
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted on the Big Three bailout plan (see it here). The proposal passed by a... View Article
Continue readingA Little Sunlight on Congress
Since there are so many unflattering stories about lawmakers right now, I figured they could be condensed into one quick... View Article
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