If I remember correctly, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson sat in a committee hearing and pledged transparency in the operation of... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: K Street Reeling, K Street Rising
Third quarter lobbying disclosure reports tell the story behind financial services lobbying in the lead up to the Panic of... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: No Taxpayer Funded Lobbying
AIG says it won’t spend bailout funds on lobbying, as other financial services welfare recipients acknowledge that lobbying expenses will... View Article
Continue readingAIG Still Lobbying for Lax Regulations
A month ago, at the advent of the global economic crisis, the federal government loaned the nation’s largest insurer, AIG,... View Article
Continue readingSenate Bailout Text on PublicMarkup
As the Senate moves forward today with the newest version of the bailout bill (now being referred to as the... View Article
Continue readingThe Other Provisions in the Senate Bailout Bill
An Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) patch, a mental health parity bill, a package of tax break extensions, and tax breaks... View Article
Continue readingNew Bailout Bill in Senate
It looks like the Senate is moving forward today with a new bailout bill, which is available through the Senate... View Article
Continue readingUrge Congress to Read the Bill First, Part 2
The unexpected failure of the bailout proposal has given lawmakers and citizens a second chance to understand the details of... View Article
Continue readingUrge Congress to Read the Bill First
Today, the Sunlight Foundation is calling on Congress to exercise restraint, and give Members and the public sufficient time to... View Article
Continue readingOn Bailout Transparency
Congress took a real step today toward legislative transparency, proactively posting the proposed bailout legislation in public, online, in advance... View Article
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