Issue One – William Gray

Fourteen Republicans and Democrats call on Trump to fill vacant Federal Election Commission seats

William Gray Feb 15th, 2018 Federal Election Commission

On Wednesday, Representatives Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Ken Buck (R-CO) and 12 other lawmakers of both parties are calling on President Donald Trump to immediately recommend nominees to fill vacancies on the Federal Election Commission (FEC). “President Trump has an opportunity to practice what he preached during his campaign — to be the outsider who doesn’t continue this inside-the-beltway game-playing

The Ethics Blind Spot: How the House and Senate ethics committees fail to foster a culture of high ethical standards in Congress

William Gray Feb 13th, 2018 Congressional ethics

A new report from Issue One called “The Ethics Blind Spot” details how in at least 175 public and confidential ethics investigations over the past decade, the House Ethics Committee has compiled a record that fails to foster a culture of high ethical standards in Congress. The Committee’s tepid interpretations of ethics rules and timid approach to enforcement undermines public

The U.S. still isn’t addressing foreign interference in our politics

William Gray Jan 25th, 2018 Foreign interference

Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus joined the Alexander Hamilton Society chapter at George Washington University Wednesday evening for an event in our “Democracy = National Security” series to draw connections between congressional dysfunction, foreign policy and future opportunities in Washington for political reform that would strengthen the country’s national security. The panelists included Issue One ReFormers Caucus Co-chair and former Ambassador

Issue One on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: It’s time to end the two party blame game

William Gray Jan 23rd, 2018 ReFormers Caucus

Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus Co-chair Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN) appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe this morning to address the need for Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill to end the win-at-all-costs political culture that resulted in the government shutdown and instead focus on solutions to fix the broken political system. “From the middle of America, this looks like the two-party

BREAKING: House leadership hides behind shutdown to undermine the Office of Congressional Ethics

William Gray Jan 19th, 2018 Congressional ethics

Issue One Executive Director Meredith McGehee issued the following statement in response to legislative language in section 407 on the second-to-last page of the much-needed reform package — the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act (CAA Reform Act), introduced by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) and Rep. Robert Brady (D-PA). “While the country is distracted by the potential government shutdown,

The numbers behind why the Senate Ethics Committee is a black hole

William Gray Dec 12th, 2017 Congressional ethics

A recent slew of high-profile cases has brought the U.S. Select Committee on Senate Ethics into the national spotlight. Increased media attention and public scrutiny stemming from cases like Senator Al Franken’s (D-Minn) alleged sexual misconduct against seven women — and the potential for jurisdictional tug-of-war if Republican candidate Roy Moore wins in the Alabama contest — has led to

More than half of all senators support commonsense bill to save taxpayers money and increase transparency

William Gray Dec 6th, 2017 Campaign fundraising & spending

A bipartisan proposal to save taxpayers money and increase political transparency has passed a new milestone. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) has become the 51st sitting senator to sponsor the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (S. 298), legislation that would require senators and Senate candidates to electronically file their campaign finance reports, something that House candidates and presidential candidates have been

Reps. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and John Sarbanes (D-MD) sponsor Honest Ads Act

William Gray Nov 29th, 2017 Foreign interference

Update, January 8, 2018: Reps. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and David Young (R-IA) both cosponsored the Honest Ads Act. This brings the total number of sponsors of the bill to 16. Today, New Jersey Republican Rep. Leonard Lance and Maryland Democratic Rep. John Sarbanes joined in sponsoring the bipartisan, bicameral legislation to begin protecting U.S. politics from foreign interference. This brings the

The Senate ‘ethics’ committee is a black hole where allegations die

William Gray Nov 29th, 2017 Congressional ethics

This op-ed by Issue One Executive Director Meredith McGehee originally appeared in The Hill. In the face of several highly charged allegations of sexual harassment, the Senate is turning to its ethics committee for political cover. It is an open secret in Washington that this committee is an “ethics committee” in name only. In the face of numerous allegations of sexual

Eight more Republicans and Democrats unite to sponsor the Honest Ads Act

William Gray Nov 17th, 2017 Foreign interference

Today, eight House lawmakers — four Republicans and four Democrats — signed on to sponsor the Honest Ads Act (H.R. 4077), the best first step to combat the problem of hidden foreign disinformation campaigns targeted at the United States by implementing a disclosure system for paid, online political advertising. “At a time when Americans are questioning whether Congress has the

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