In a blog post announcing the President’s signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the first piece of legislation... View Article
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Earlier today, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer stated that, prior to consideration, the economic stimulus bill would be made available online... View Article
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We’ve always got an eye out for creative strategies for engaging with legislation, and sometimes, those strategies emerge around specific... View Article
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Sunlight’s Bill Allison was on Brian Lehrer Live discussing efforts to put the proposed stimulus bill online and in a... View Article
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People have been clamoring for more transparency in the presentation of bills since the TARP recovery program was shoved through... View Article
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An Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) patch, a mental health parity bill, a package of tax break extensions, and tax breaks... View Article
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It looks like the Senate is moving forward today with a new bailout bill, which is available through the Senate... View Article
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The unexpected failure of the bailout proposal has given lawmakers and citizens a second chance to understand the details of... View Article
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Today, the Sunlight Foundation is calling on Congress to exercise restraint, and give Members and the public sufficient time to... View Article
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Noted curmudgeon David Obey, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, yesterday issued a disobliging statement towards the cause of transparency.... View Article
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