Letters
CREW submits comment to Congress on judicial ethics reforms
Congress should prohibit judges from owning individual stocks and apply the federal criminal conflict of interest statute to the judiciary.
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FEC should close campaign expenditure transparency loopholes
The FEC should require political campaigns to itemize subvendor spending or risk abuses of funds, like the enrichment of family members.
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The Department of Education must reform Public Service Loan Forgiveness program record keeping practices
The Education Department mismanaged student loan payments of at least 29,000 public servants who would have qualified for loan forgiveness.
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Cawthorn should be removed from committees
Rep. Cawthorn be stripped of his committee assignments following his recent statements calling for violence and undermining our democracy.
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CREW submits comment to NARA on its 2022-2026 strategic plan
CREW has submitted a comment to NARA encouraging a revision of their records appraisal policies and a commitment to reform that includes and accounts for the interests and viewpoints of “underserved communities.”
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Congress should require greater transparency using appropriations bills
Transparency is essential to holding the government accountable for their actions, and the power of the purse, which is key to creating stronger transparency throughout government, should not be ignored. Congress has the power to ensure that greater transparency is a requirement, not an option.
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CREW submits comment to OGE on its strategic plan
The inability of OGE to effectively respond to the attacks of the Trump administration demonstrated the need for systemic ethics reform.
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CREW and transparency groups send letter supporting transparency of international agreements
The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act would balance the need for confidential international negotiations with accountability improvements.
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CREW calls on DOJ’s Inspector General to investigate FOIA politicization
The DOJ IG should investigate the politicization of FOIA processes due to potential political interference during the Trump administration.
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CREW submits comment to FinCEN on corporate transparency regulation
CREW submitted a comment today to the FinCEN encouraging the agency to adopt bold anti-corruption and corporate transparency regulations.
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CREW and 84 other groups urge DHS to withdraw records destruction plans
DHS has faced minimal accountability for abuses of power in the past. Planned records destruction could limit accountability even further.
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CREW urges Congress to investigate full scope of insurrection
Congress should include events in the months leading up to and months after the election in their investigation into the 1/6 insurrection.