It is hard to determine how long the final version of the USA PATRIOT Act was available prior to its... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill: Hurry to Pass Drug and Medical Device Law
Next in our series on why it’s so important that Congress #ReadtheBill, and provide access to legislation to the public... View Article
Continue readingNo Time to Read FISA Amendments Act
I’ll be joining Nancy Watzman in posting stories about bills that were rushed to debate with little time for Congress... View Article
Continue readingSign the Petition to ReadTheBill.org
If you knew where to look, you might have been able to find the massive FY 09 Omnibus Appropriations bill... View Article
Continue readingSeventy-Two Hours Is All We Ask
It’s not much to ask Congress, as we do, to make available legislation for public perusal for 72 hours before... View Article
Continue readingSome Stimulus Links
According to various sources, the final stimulus bill (in the form of the conference report) was made publicly availabe last... View Article
Continue readingRasmussen: Americans Believe Congress in the Dark Over Stimulus Contents
On Tuesday, Rasmussen Reports released a telephone survey that shows the Americans have strong doubts about whether congressional lawmakers understand... View Article
Continue readingNo time to read in the other Washington either
Rep. Gary Alexander, a Republican legislator from Washington state, thinks that folks in the legislature there should actually have time... View Article
Continue readingYet Another Bill Not Given the 5-Day Comment Period
Yet again, the President signed a bill without providing for the 5 day public comment period he has promised in... View Article
Continue readingOn the 5-Day Bill Posting Pledge
Last week, we discovered that President Obama had signed his first bill without fulfilling a pledge to post all non-emergency... View Article
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