The Post uses this editorial to discuss the pace of Senate confirmation of White House appointees. Lawmakers should be less quick to use confirmations as bargaining chips and should limit the use of holds. They should think about just how many positions really require Senate confirmation. And they might change the rules so that appointees […]
Month: August 2009
Virginia Corruption
The Center for Competitive Politics’ Sean Parnell wrote this letter to the editor of The Post in response to this earlier article on Virginia’s campaign finance laws (and the lack thereof).
Stimulus Lobbying Update
What did federal agencies report on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contacts under the Obama administration’s new rules? The Post reports: In August, the entire government reported only eight such lobbying contacts. The Pentagon, which controls about $7.4 billion in stimulus spending, reported only a single lobbying contact so far this year. The Homeland Security […]