Press — Congress

Thanks for the Notice, House Ethics

In outrageous fashion, the House Ethics Committee noticed a public meeting to consider proposed amendments to the Committee Rules five minutes before it was convened. Read More ›

May 18, 2012 | Congress, Ethics, House Ethics Committee, House, Transparency

Anonymity of Different Kind

The U.S. is a top destination of corrupt officials for setting up shell companies. CREW and others sent a letter urging members of Congress to co-sponsor and pass the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act. Read More ›

May 16, 2012 | Congress, Corporate, Corruption, Financial, Governance & Legislation, House, Letters, Senate, Transparency, Open Government

CREW and Others Renew Call for Congress to Investigate Murdoch’s FCC Licenses

CREW and others called on Congress to hold hearings to determine whether News Corp. should retain its 27 Fox broadcast licenses in the U.S. Read More ›

May 8, 2012 | Congress, Corporate, Corruption, Federal Agencies, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), House, Organizations, Public Citizen, Senate, Press Releases, House Members, Fred Upton, Henry Waxman, Senate Members, John Rockefeller, Kay Baily Hutchinson, Public Corruption

GSA Scandal Exposes Waste - of Congress’ Time

The revelation that the General Services Administration (GSA) spent $823,000 on a conference in Las Vegas exposed waste on a grand scale – the colossal waste of time by members of Congress. Read More ›

April 24, 2012 | Congress, Corruption, Ethics, Federal Agencies, General Services Administration, News, The Hill

CREW Responds to Letter Regarding Investigation of Rep. Don Young

Today we received a letter from John M. Dowd, attorney for Rep. Don Young, regarding his client's criminal investigation. Here's our response. Read More ›

April 23, 2012 | Congress, Corruption, Ethics, Letters, States, Alaska, Press Releases, House Members, Don Young