Many of the riders would harm the EPA’s “ability to do its critical work,” said one former agency lawyer. Nearly 260 advocacy groups on Monday warned that House Republicans have not halted their efforts to push through as many restrictions on government spending as possible in the federal budget bill, adding dozens more “poison pill” […]
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant. It is critical that the American people know that their elected leaders are putting the public first—not looking for ways to line their own pockets,” said co-sponsor Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced a bill that would ban stock trading by federal officials including […]
“We cannot allow policy that harms regular people, threatens our rights, hurts the environment, and does any number of other terrible things to ride along with the appropriations package,” said Public Citizen’s Lisa Gilbert. A coalition of advocacy groups on Monday sounded the alarm on the more than 200 so-called “poison pill” riders attached by […]
Americans are not happy with the way democracy is working right now. According to a poll from The Associated Press–NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, nearly half of Americans, 49%, say democracy is not working well in the U.S. Only 10% say democracy is working very or extremely well, while 40% say it’s working somewhat […]