Issue One – 2020

Issue One statement on Senate Intelligence Committee report and the need to stop foreign interference in U.S. elections

Evan Ottenfeld Apr 27th, 2020 Elections, Honest Ads

In response to a report released by the Senate Intelligence Committee which unanimously found after a three-year review that Russia interfered in the 2016 elections, Issue One Executive Director Meredith McGehee released the following statement: “The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee has confirmed what the intelligence community and democracy advocates have been saying all along: foreign adversaries seek to destabilize and

Swamp Stories Episode 10: The Show Must Go On

Sydney Richards Apr 24th, 2020 Uncategorized

“Well, I think not only do we have a coronavirus crisis, we have a democracy crisis, because what’s going to happen, in my worst nightmare, my fear is that no one votes because they’re much more fearful of contracting a disease than they are of not voting.” That was Denise Merrill, Connecticut’s Secretary of the State, on her fear that

Four things we learned from the newest House and Senate campaign finance filings

Amisa Ratliff Apr 23rd, 2020 Election analysis, Elections

While the spread of coronavirus has upended the lives of Americans across the country and changed the nature of campaigns, congressional candidates are still facing pressure to fill their campaign coffers. Last week, all candidates filed new campaign finance reports, detailing their fundraising and expenditures between January 1 and March 31, 2020. Here are some key numbers to know, based

6 numbers to know from the newest 2020 presidential campaign finance filings

Michael Beckel Apr 22nd, 2020 Election analysis, Elections

March proved to be a pivotal month in the 2020 presidential election. Former Vice President Joe Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee after winning big on Super Tuesday, and the spread of coronavirus upended the lives of Americans across the country, as well as the routines of the campaign trail. All presidential candidates — those still running and those who

Issue One urges lawmakers to strengthen, not weaken, lobbying restrictions on former Pentagon officials

Danielle Caputo Apr 16th, 2020 Ethics, Federal, National Security

Issue One on Wednesday sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees opposing a new Pentagon proposal to weaken post-employment lobbying restrictions on former senior Pentagon officials in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. “Allowing former senior Pentagon officials to take information they received and the relationships they developed as public

Issue One applauds federal court ruling that upholds voter-approved independent redistricting commission in Michigan

Michael Beckel Apr 15th, 2020 Uncategorized

Issue One Founder and CEO Nick Penniman applauded today’s federal appeals court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of the independent redistricting commission overwhelmingly approved by 61% of Michigan voters in 2018, “This federal court decision is a victory for the people of Michigan who worked tirelessly to ensure that politicians cannot pick their voters,” said Issue One Founder and CEO

Swamp Stories Episode 9: Profiting from Public Service

Sydney Richards Apr 13th, 2020 Ethics, Podcast

“There’s no question members of Congress have access to information that the public does not have, therefore if you want transparency, if you want open hands and a clean heart, members of Congress, while they’re serving, should not be able to actively trade stock.” This week’s episode of Issue One’s “Swamp Stories” podcast dives into the issue of insider

In new Senate testimony, Issue One urges senators to boost congressional capacity

Michael Beckel Apr 10th, 2020 Congress, Modernizing Committee

Issue One Executive Director Meredith McGehee submitted written testimony on Thursday in support of boosting congressional capacity to the Senate Appropriations Committee’s legislative branch subcommittee. McGehee recommended measures to improve staff retention and diversity — highlighting how competent, experienced staff are key to a strong Congress that can fulfill its constitutional duties to the American people and stand up to

Issue One joins crosspartisan coalition supporting transparency and oversight of coronavirus relief spending

Amisa Ratliff Apr 10th, 2020 Elections, Uncategorized

This week, Issue One signed on to a crosspartisan letter to congressional leaders urging transparency and oversight of the forthcoming federal economic relief efforts amid the coronavirus crisis. “Large-scale legislation that carries an unprecedented price tag necessitates an unprecedented level of independent oversight, not less,” officials from 32 groups across the ideological spectrum wrote in an April 6 letter addressed

Not an April Fools’ joke: Nation’s campaign finance watchdog is MIA as FEC endures longest period without a quorum in its history

Michael Beckel Apr 1st, 2020 Federal, Federal Election Commission

Even before the coronavirus crisis upended the lives of millions of Americans and the operations of countless government agencies, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) was already struggling. Today, in fact, marks the start of the eighth month since the nation’s campaign finance watchdog lost its ability to do its job due to the resignation of one commissioner in August. This

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