Sunlight is ramping up our effort to get the new “Super Congress” committee to be as transparent as they are... View Article
Continue readingVoting Blindly on the Debt Limit Bill
As Byron York just pointed out, the debt limit bill is being urgently rushed through Congress, and Members of Congress... View Article
Continue readingWhile the Public is Shut Out, Former Members Lobby on Debt Ceiling with Abandon
Yesterday it was reported that a former Member of Congress, Ernest Istook, was seen on the House floor asking his... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Millionaires or not, politicians rake in millions in contributions
By guest blogger Matthew Gerring, Sunlight Labs intern The Washington Post published an article on Wednesday about the personal financial... View Article
Continue readingHearing on the House’s Budget Will Not Be Televised (Or Webcast)
Will the American people be able to watch online as members of Congress discuss how much money to spend on... View Article
Continue readingSpeaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor on Legislative Data Release
Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor today sent a letter to the Clerk of the House calling for better access... View Article
Continue readingBoehner Open to Eliminating Oil Subsidies — But What Are We Actually Spending?
Yesterday, Speaker Boehner said [that he was open to reevaluating subsidies to oil companies](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/boehner-gas-prices-cost-obama-election-cutting-oil/story?id=13451597). That’s a bold step for a... View Article
Continue readingNew 72 Hour Rule Bill Introduced
On Friday, Rep. Peters introduced a new bill, (H. Res. 230), to carry the Read the Bill mantle. The bill... View Article
Continue readingPublic Cut Out of Budget Negotiations
Well, here we are. Details of the budget deal negotiated last week have finally been posted online, and e-government programs... View Article
Continue readingHouse Violates 72 Hour Pledge Again
Two weeks ago the House of Representatives violated a pledge made by Speaker John Boehner to provide a 72 hour... View Article
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