The Hill reports on efforts to rebuild momentum for the DISCLOSE Act. With a boost from the White House, the party leadership touted polling data and said it had gathered more support from its rank-and-file members for a bill that would bolster disclosure requirements for corporate and union spending. The Post says Democrats are hopeful […]
Day: June 22, 2010
Anonymous source of Office of Congressional Ethics investigation to stay that way?
Roll Call reports on the anonymity of sources of complaints to the Office of Congressional Ethics here.
Earmarks, pay to play, and Rep. Visclosky again in the news
The Washington Times summarizes the Office of Congressional Ethics’ information on Rep. Visclosky in this article this morning. Defense contractors who openly discussed a suspected pay-to-play scheme in e-mails released by congressional ethics investigators had ties to a powerful lobbying firm and won millions of dollars in federal earmarks after contributing to the campaign of […]