Sunliight Foundation Blog has some big transparency news from Capitol Hill. First is the formation of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, which “will allow representatives to deepen their expertise on transparency matters and engage the American public through education, legislation, and oversight.” Members of Congress introduced the caucus with a “Dear Colleague” letter that Sunlight has. […]
Category: House
Spotlight on the Office of Congressional Ethics
The Times profiles the Office of Congressional Ethics in this article this morning. The interactive chart is here.
What’s next for Massa and House Ethics
Roll Call reports. Despite the encouragement of House lawmakers, it remains to be seen whether the chamber’s ethics committee will move to set up an investigative subcommittee tied to sexual harassment allegations involving ex-Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) — even as the committee appeared to be pressing ahead with its probe last week. H. Res. 1193 […]