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Washington are you listening? Bipartisan reform framework aims to end business-as-usual in Congress

Crony Capitalism, Disclosure, Federal, Projects, ReFormers Caucus

Issue One Executive Director Nick Penniman announces new policy framework for reform.

Today, Issue One and the ReFormers Caucus launched an ambitious policy framework that aims to kickstart a bipartisan conversation in Washington about how to “drain the swamp,” get Congress back to working for the American people and make government more accountable and transparent. Our framework, titled “Returning Government to the American People,” is the result of months of deliberation with

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Statement of Nick Penniman: “We must return government to the people”

Accountability, Crony Capitalism, Disclosure, Federal

I’ve worked in Washington for more than a decade — as magazine publisher and editor and now executive director of Issue One. I’ve seen more brilliant ideas than you can imagine in this town collect dust on shelves or disappear entirely because the political parties are too busy chasing donors rather than solving problems. There are whole issues of policy

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Why does the US have two different catfish inspection offices? Follow the money.

Crony Capitalism, News

catfish

Say “catfish” in a seafood restaurant and you’ll be sure to get a nice plate of filling protein. But say “catfish” in Washington and you’re more likely to tick someone off. That’s because here, catfish are embroiled in a political mess, and the only way to understand the controversy is to follow the money. The catfish situation is an unbelievably

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