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7/31/2007
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U.S. PIRG applauds today’s House vote on lobby and ethics reform. | |
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5/9/2007
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Letters delivered this week to House leadership and members of the Special Task Force on Ethics Enforcement from a half dozen states urge Congress to “adopt the time-tested best practices” of independent ethics commissions, office and boards currently operating in twenty-three states. | |
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5/24/2007
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Today’s votes on lobby reform take another important step toward reining in the corruption that plagued the last Congress. | |
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5/17/2007
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The Maryland Election Integrity Coalition (MD-EIC) applauded Gov. O’Malley today for signing SB 392 and putting Maryland on track to enacting meaningful voting system reform in time for the 2010 election. | |
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4/19/2007
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Before the United States House of Representative’s Special Task Force on Ethics Enforcement: The Honorable Michael Capuano, Chair — Congressional scandals last year have revealed a number of cases of overt corruption.
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4/18/2007
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Our country faces many challenges. Fueled by high profile scandals, voters in last year’s election cited congressional corruption as a top issue of concern. | |
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3/28/2007
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The time is right to implement the public funding of congressional campaigns, thereby making Congress more accountable to voters, according to a report released today by a coalition of public interest groups. | |
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3/28/2007
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Thank you for your leadership efforts to strengthen the integrity of our nation’s elections with the introduction of the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 (S. 453/H.R. 1281). | |
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3/28/2007
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Thank you for your leadership on election reform at the outset of the 110th Congress with the introduction of the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 (H.R. 811) and to let you know that USPIRG supports your efforts to improve integrity of our elections by mandating voter verified paper trails. | |
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3/28/2007
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Thank you for your leadership on election reform at the outset of the 110th Congress with the introduction of the Count Every Vote Act (S. 804) and to let you know that U.S. PIRG supports your efforts to improve the workings of our democracy and remove barriers to voter participation. | |
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2/6/2007
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The states are far ahead of Congress in establishing independent ethics enforcement for legislators according to a study released today by Maryland PIRG. | |
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11/1/2006
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Fundraising and campaign spending are proving once again to be incredibly accurate predictors of who wins elections according to an analysis of recent Federal Elections Commission (FEC) data for the 2006 congressional primaries released today by U.S. PIRG. | |
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10/03/2007
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Companies with immediate past histories of shoddy work and fraudulent practices still receive billions of dollars in federal contracts, according to a new report by the Maryland PIRG Foundation. | |
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09/14/2007
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Today the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 will become law. | |
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08/02/2007
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The reforms passed by the Senate represent the most sweeping changes to Congressional ethics rules in a generation. | |