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Continue readingA Public Access Response to Failure
Powerlessness in the face of disaster is dispiriting. Powerlessness in the face of regulatory failure is fixable. Despite our widespread... View Article
Continue readingSenators Appointed to Conference Committee Connected to Financial Industry
Senators selected to work to combine the House and Senate financial regulation bills in a conference committee are some of... View Article
Continue readingHouse Republicans Launch “America Speaking Out”
House Republicans are today launching a new site, America Speaking Out. The site provides a forum for a broad, public... View Article
Continue readingElectronic Filing Provision included in DISCLOSE Act: A Win for Transparency
The Committee on House Administration marked up the DISCLOSE Act today, overcoming the first of many hurdles the bill will... View Article
Continue readingSenator Doesn’t Get ATMs, Gets Money From Banks
In the latest episode in Ted Stevens-style technological misunderstandings comes this entry from Nebraska senator Ben Nelson: The Nebraska Democrat... View Article
Continue readingRep. Susan Davis to Offer Amendment to Strengthen DISCLOSE Act
Sunlight is pleased that Rep. Susan Davis is offering a simple but important amendment to fix the DISCLOSE Act—the bill... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Live: Financial Regulation Debate
Starting at at 2pm ET today, Sunlight is going to be covering the endgame of the financial reform in the Senate with our pretty-awesome-if-we-do-say-so-ourselves Sunlight Live platform.
Continue readingCampaign Data on Pennsylvania Primary Candidates
Useful campaign data for the Pennsylvania Primary happening today.
Continue readingAmericans for a Great America
I’m really sick of these deceptively named front groups that try to pretend to be the opposite of what they... View Article
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