Y’know, I’m really happy with the world as it is and the wonderful politicians we have in Washington. They really know how to make things work. Forgive me if I may be mistaken, but this Jobs Bill (I refuse to call it a stimulus or bailout) to the tune of $789 billion is absolutely wonderful. [...]

Last year, the Sunlight Foundation began the Open House Project, a diverse coalition of people working together to help the House of Representatives be more open and accessible through using the internet. They’ve made incredible progress – developing a solid list of recommendations and helping the House to reform their rules so that Members [...]

There is only one thing left for Congress to do this session: come back after the November elections and try to pass an economic stimulus package for Main Street America. One of the major Democratic priorities that has emerged for the stimulus is investing – through tax cuts and new spending – in [...]

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke helped build momentum for Congress to come back after the November elections and pass a second economic stimulus package. Breaking from the Bush administration’s ambivalence up to now on the issue, at a hearing today on Capitol Hill, Bernanke came out with a strong, but vague, endorsement of another [...]

Adjourned, but still releasing reports:

President George W. Bush overstepped his authority by withholding an FBI interview of Vice President Dick Cheney from a congressional panel probing the leak of a CIA agent’s identity, a draft bipartisan House report said.
The interview may shed light on who disclosed former CIA agent Valerie Plame’s identity, the draft report [...]

For the first time ever, two sitting senators are running head to head as the major party candidates for President. This gives us a unique opportunity to look at the legislative records of the candidates – John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL) – to find solid clues about their governing styles and policy [...]

While the Bush Administration tries to decide how to use their new Wall Street bailout powers, Democrats in Congress are working out the details of a $150 billion plan to provide jobs and help out people struggling on Main Street. Consulting with Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), the Democratic leadership has come up with the [...]

With the Senate and House adjourned, the only news coming form Congress these days seems to be from lawmakers dealing with their corruption charges. Senator Ted Stevens’ (R-AK) trial, addressing allegation that he hid $250,000 in gifts and home renovations he received from an oil company executive, is currently well under way (pictured at [...]

Senior citizens of America: Your Medicare benefits are safe; the Democrat nominee for president is not. Health-care reform is one of the most important issues in this campaign, and voters deserve an honest discussion of the issue.

Having come to power in the Democratic takeover of 2006, Congressman Chris Carney has failed to support the issues of the Gay and Lesbian community. The GLBT backed Carney in the last election cycle, even paying for a 30 second spot to help get him elected against Don Sherwood. However, Carney voted against the Hate [...]