Check out this really cool word cloud created out of the 110-page Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 that the... View Article
Continue readingFARAdb Allows Digital Digging into Details of Lobbying
Imagine if you could get a list of all the meetings with members and staffers of the House and Senate... View Article
Continue readingVersioning on Paper
If, like many, you’re trying to follow any of the various provisions in the bailout bill as they morph through... 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
Continue readingWaiting for the Bill: Rules Committee
While we’re waiting for the text of the bailout legislation to become available, I’ve been checking around the House Rules... View Article
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