WATCHDOGS APPLAUD EARMARK BAN, WONDER ABOUT LOOPHOLES
12 Mar 2010 // Humberto Sanchez // CongressDaily - Government watchdog groups Wednesday welcomed House Democrats' ban on earmarks benefiting for-profit companies but said more needed to be done, and they raised concerns that the move could make the earmark process less transparent. More»
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CREW’S MELANIE SLOAN ISSUES STATEMENT ON HOUSE DEMOCRATS’ BAN ON PRIVATE CONTRACTOR EARMARKS
10 Mar 2010 // Washington, D.C. - CREW executive director Melanie Sloan stated today, “CREW applauds House Democrats for finally recognizing that the American public is tired of watching members of Congress trade earmarks for campaign contributions. This is a terrific first step in breaking the link between campaign dollars and legislation.” More»
CREW AND OPEN GOVERNMENT ADVOCATES CALL FOR CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ON DESTRUCTION OF DOJ EMAILS
10 Mar 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and 45 open-government groups sent a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House Oversight and Government Reform and Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committees requesting hearings into the destruction of Department of Justice (DOJ) emails in violation of the Federal Records Act (FRA). More»
CREW SENDS FOIA TO DOJ SEEKING COPIES OF TORTURE MEMO AUTHOR JOHN YOO’S EMAILS
3 Mar 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Today, CREW sent a follow-up Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel seeking copies of all of John Yoo’s emails, whether in paper or electronic form. More»
CREW STATEMENT ON RANGEL STEPPING DOWN AS CHAIRMAN
3 Mar 2010 // Washington, D.C. - CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan stated today, “Given that he has been admonished by the notoriously lax House Ethics Committee and remains the subject of an investigation into many other ethics violations, it is appropriate that Rep. Rangel has -- at least temporarily -- stepped down from his position as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.” More»
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