Results — Senate Members
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 and Former Cong. Candidate Dr. David Gill Sue IRS Over Tax Loophole for Dark Money Groups
February 19, 2013 | Lawsuits, 501c Groups, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Legal, Amicus Briefs, Organizations, American Action Network, Press Releases, Senate Members, Norm Coleman
CREW Releases Documents Regarding FBI Investigation into Sen. Menendez
January 30, 2013 | Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Legal, Requests for Investigation, Senate, States, New Jersey, Press Releases, Senate Members, Bob Menendez
CREW Calls on Senate Leadership to Enforce Rules Regarding Secret Holds
January 16, 2013 | Senate Ethics, Congress, Ethics, Congressional Ethics, Letters, Secret Holds, Senate, Press Releases, Senate Members, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell
CREW Files FOIA Request with IRS Regarding Records on Tax Exempt Groups
November 7, 2011 | FOIA Requests (Legal Filings), 501c Groups, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, FOIA, Senate Members, Max Baucus
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 Congratulates April’s Scoundrel of the Month: Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 7, 2013 | Ethics, Senate Ethics Committee, Federal Agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Republicans, Scoundrel of the Month, Senate, States, Kentucky, Press Releases, Senate Members, Mitch McConnell
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 Congratulates January’s Scoundrel of the Month: Sen. Mitch McConnell
February 12, 2013 | Filibuster, Scoundrel of the Month, Senate, Press Releases, Senate Members, Mitch McConnell
CREW FEC Complaint Results in $170,000 Fine Against Major Donor to Sens. Landrieu and Vitter
August 22, 2012 | Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Federal Election Commission (FEC), States, Louisiana, Press Releases, Senate Members, David Vitter
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
Senate Hearing Addresses Abuse of Campaign Finance Laws
April 10, 2013 | 501c Groups, Advertisements, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Organizations, Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity (CHGO), Senate, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision, Senate Members, Sheldon Whitehouse
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
Weekly Roundup, March 15
March 15, 2013 | Democrats, Elections, Ethics, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), FOIA, News, Associated Press, Republicans, Senate, Senate Members, Bob Menendez
CREW Shines Sunlight on Secret OLC Memoranda
March 14, 2013 | Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, FOIA, News, New York Times, Organizations, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Electronic Frontier Foundation, Transparency, Anne Weismann, Senate Members, Ron Wyden
Senator Wyden discusses drones, targeted killings, and the secret laws that allow them
March 13, 2013 | Senate Members, Ron Wyden
Melanie discusses the strange saga of the Senator Menendez sex scandal
March 7, 2013 | Democrats, Ethics, Senate Ethics Committee, Federal Agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Legal, Senate Ethics, News, ABC News, Pay to Play, States, New Jersey, Under Investigation, Melanie Sloan, Senate Members, Bob Menendez
Senator Bob Menendez Fighting Scandal Allegations From Mystery Source
February 1, 2013 | News, CNN, Melanie Sloan, Senate Members, Bob Menendez
CREW’s CHGO report cited on the Senate floor
July 17, 2012 | 501c Groups, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Citizens United DISCLOSE Act, Organizations, Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity (CHGO), Senate Members, Sheldon Whitehouse
What’s Wrong with the Federal Election Commission?
January 23, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Citizens United DISCLOSE Act, Don McGahn, President Barack Obama, Senate Members, John McCain
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
Earmark Reform
January 19, 2011 | News, Washington Post, Senate Members, Richard Shelby, Earmark Reform
CREW and Others Call on U.S. Senate to Pass the DISCLOSE Act
July 13, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Citizens United DISCLOSE Act, Senate, Super PACs, Senate Members, Sheldon Whitehouse, Open Government
CREW and Other Groups Call on Senate to Fix SECURE IT Act
March 13, 2012 | Transparency, Senate Members, John McCain, 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…
Media Center
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