Results — Congress
CREW Files FOIA Requests Seeking Data on Error Rates by Banks and Mortgage Servicers
May 15, 2013 | FOIA Requests (Legal Filings), Congress, Congressional Testimony, Federal Agencies, Federal Reserve Board , Legal, FOIA Requests
CREW Files FBI and Ethics Complaints Against Sen. McConnell for Misusing Official Staff for Campaign
April 11, 2013 | Requests for Investigation, Senate Ethics, Congress, Elections, Ethics, Senate Ethics Committee, Federal Agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Legal, Requests for Investigation, Senate Ethics, Republicans, Senate, States, Kentucky, Press Releases, Senate Members, Mitch McConnell
CREW Calls on OCE to Investigate Rep. Gohmert for Pulling Rank to Avoid Parking Ticket
March 28, 2013 | House Ethics, Congress, Ethics, Office of Congressional Ethics, Federal Agencies, National Park Service, Republicans, States, Texas, Press Releases, House Members, Louie Gohmert
CREW Files FOIA Request Seeking Records of DOJ’s Communications with House Ethics Committee
March 25, 2013 | FOIA Requests (Legal Filings), Congress, Earmarks, Ethics, House Ethics Committee, Office of Congressional Ethics, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, FOIA, Republicans, States, Alaska, House Members, Don Young
CREW Files Brief in Supreme Court Arguing DOMA Undermines Ethics Laws
February 13, 2013 | Amicus Briefs (Legal Filings), Congress, Governance & Legislation, Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), Legal, Amicus Briefs, Supreme Court, Press Releases
CREW Releases New Report Examining the Influence of High Frequency Traders in Washington
May 13, 2013 | Congress, Corporate, Federal Agencies, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial, High frequency trading, Lobbying, States, Illinois, New York, Press Releases, House Members, Aaron Schock, Eric Cantor, Jeb Hensarling, John Boehner, Paul Ryan, Tim Bishop, Senate Members, Charles Schumer, Chris Dodd, Harry Reid, Kristen Gillibrand, Mark Kirk, Mitch McConnell , Richard Shelby
CREW Releases New Report Detailing Mining Industry’s Influence in Washington
March 20, 2013 | Congress, Corporate, Corruption, House, Lobbying, Pay to Play, States, Nevada, Press Releases, House Members, Eric Cantor, John Boehner, Senate Members, Harry Reid
CREW to Congress: Proposed Changes to FOIA Don’t Address Most Serious Abuses
March 19, 2013 | Congress, FOIA, House, House Oversight Committee, Letters, Transparency, Press Releases, House Members, Darrell Issa, Elijah Cummings, Open Government
CREW and Others Urge Office of Congressional Ethics to Steer Clear of Procedural Minefield
February 13, 2013 | Congress, Ethics, Office of Congressional Ethics, Press Releases, Open Government
CREW Statement on Former Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.
February 8, 2013 | Congress, Democrats, House, States, Illinois, Press Releases, House Members, Jesse Jackson Jr.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Elijah Cummings: Welcome to Our World
April 11, 2013 | Congress, FOIA, House, House Oversight Committee, Transparency, House Members, Elijah Cummings, President Barack Obama, Senate Members, Elizabeth Warren
Your Weekly Roundup, March 29
March 29, 2013 | 501c Groups, Advertisements, Congress, Elections, Ethics, House Ethics Committee, Office of Congressional Ethics, Federal Agencies, National Park Service, Governance & Legislation, Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), News, Washington Post, Super PACs, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision, House Members, Don Young, Louie Gohmert, Michele Bachmann, President Barack Obama
Weekly Roundup, March 22
March 22, 2013 | 501c Groups, Campaign Finance Reform, Congress, Earmarks, Ethics, House Ethics Committee, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), FOIA, News, Washington Post, Pay to Play, Republican National Committee (RNC), Super PACs, House Members, Don Young, Robert Andrews, Senate Members, Bob Menendez
Spoiler Alert: House of Card Reveals Corrupt Nexus of Politicians and Charities
March 11, 2013 | Congress, Corruption, Democrats, Federal Agencies, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Pay to Play, Republicans, House Members, Edolphus Towns, James Clyburn, Joe Barton, Ralph Hall, Governors, Bobby Jindal, Joe Baca
So Long, and Thanks for All the Cash
February 14, 2013 | Campaign Finance Reform, Congress, Democrats, Elections, House, Republicans, Senate, House Members, Barney Frank, Brad Miller, Charlie Gonzalez, Dale Kildee, David Dreier, Edolphus Towns, Elton Gallegly, Jerry Costello, John Olver, Maurice Hinchey, Mike Ross, Norm Dicks, Ron Paul, Todd Platts
NASCAR Lobbying Brought Big Tax Breaks in the Fical Cliff Deal
January 10, 2013 | Congress, Earmarks, Pork, Lobbying, House Members, Vern Buchanan
Melanie Discusses CREW’s Most Corrupt Members of Congress 2012 on Current TV
September 12, 2012 | Congress, Corruption, Democrats, Elections, Ethics, House, Most Corrupt, Republicans, House Members, David Rivera, Gregory Meeks, Vern Buchanan, Melanie Sloan
Melanie and Jennifer Granholm discuss fixing our election laws, Karl Rove and “issue ads”
July 26, 2012 | Advertisements, Congress, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Super PACs, Karl Rove, Melanie Sloan
The Role of the Federal Election Commission
February 7, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Congress, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Financial, Disclosure, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Citizens United DISCLOSE Act, News, C-SPAN, Don McGahn, Reforming the FEC
Is Congress Cashing In? Discussing the STOCK Act on AC360
December 2, 2011 | Congress, Ethics, Governance & Legislation, STOCK Act, Wall Street, Melanie Sloan
112th Congress Review - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
January 9, 2013 | Campaign Finance Reform, Congress, Earmarks, Ethics, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Filibuster, FOIA, Governance & Legislation, Fair Elections Now Act, Citizens United DISCLOSE Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act, Shareholder Protection Act, STOCK Act, Honest Services , Lobbying, House Members, Eric Cantor, Darrell Issa, John Boehner, Senate Members, Dick Durbin, Harry Reid, John Cornyn, Patrick Leahy
Public Corruption
January 20, 2011 | Congress, Corruption, Ethics, Supreme Court, House Members, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, Rick Renzi, Governors, Rod Blagojevich, Jack Abramoff, Senate Members, Ted Stevens, Public Corruption
Groups to Congress: Oppose Efforts to Restore Party Soft Money or Increase Party Contribution Limits
January 17, 2013 | Campaign Finance Reform, Congress
CREW and Others Call on House Energy and Commerce Committee to Fix the FDA Reform Act of 2012
May 29, 2012 | Congress, Federal Agencies, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), House, Open Government
CREW and Others Call on Senate HELP Committee to Oppose Undercutting FOIA in FDA Bills
May 23, 2012 | Congress, Federal Agencies, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Senate, Open Government
Blog
May 01, 2013
No Vote of Confidence for the FEC
Voters have become cynical about elected leaders, believing many are bought and paid for and the federal agency…
April 30, 2013
Supreme Court Strikes a Blow to Transparency
Yesterday’s decision in McBurney v. Young confirmed how out of touch the Court is with the technology that…
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May 14, 2013
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May 16, 2013 | Bloomberg
The IRS Scandal: Tempest and the Tea Party
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May 15, 2013 | Roll Call
The Real Problem at the IRS
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May 14, 2013 | Bloomberg
IRS Sent Same Letter to Democrats That Fed Tea Party Row