If lobbying's any indication, the Export-Import bank won't go away anytime soon. A Sunlight Foundation analysis of the 20 organizations that have lobbied the most on the Ex-Im bank shows that 19 of 20 support the bank.
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The vast majority of this spending is aimed at Republicans.
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Continue readingBig step for public access to legislation
The House Appropriations Committee made a major move towards improving public access to information, announcing new, machine-readable bulk data on legislation will be available soon.
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Continue readingSanta shunning the NRA? Follow November fundraising returns with Influence Explorer’s Real-Time FEC
The National Rifle Association submitted an underwhelming fundraising report as the Friday deadline for monthly filing campaign committees approaches. Follow the action on Influence Explorer’s Real-Time FEC.
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