Congressional Travel Under the Microscope
The WSJ examines a recent increase in Congressional travel. The spending on overseas travel is up almost tenfold since 1995, and has nearly tripled since 2001, according to the Journal analysis of 60,000 travel records. Hundreds of lawmakers traveled overseas in 2008 at a cost of about $13 million. That’s a 50% jump since Democrats […]
Federal Election Commission Update
The Post reports that two senators are blocking the nomination of SEIU lawyer John Sullivan to a position on the Federal Election Commission.
Washington Post and the Lobbyist-Cash Connection
The Post covers its own controversy surrounding plans to host lobbyists, journalists, and government officials (for a fee.) Even without the newsroom’s participation, the aggressively worded pitch conveys the impression that The Post is offering special interests access to administration officials and lawmakers, raising a separate set of concerns about a dubious partnership with those […]