The latest news from Issue One as we unite Republicans, Democrats, and independents in the movement to fix our broken political system.
It’s time to reset our congressional fundraising counter! In July 2016, we launched a counter presenting a rough running estimate of how much time members of Congress collectively spent raising money for their campaigns since the start of the 114th Congress. Based on the advice given to members by the Democratic and Republican national party committees, and statements by the
Read MoreIssue One Chief of Policy, Programs and Strategy Meredith McGehee released the following statement this morning: Today, Congress will vote on a new rules package that includes a proposal – inserted in secret last night – to gut the independent watchdog that oversees congressional ethics. “Acting in the literal dark of night while Congress was not in session, Speaker Ryan
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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
Read MoreI’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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On Wednesday, December 14, at 9:00 a.m. at the National Press Club, Issue One and our ReFormers Caucus will publicly roll out a new bipartisan framework titled “Returning Government to the American People.” (See event details below.) The framework lays out specific proposals for returning our government to the representative path the founders envisioned, and is intended to serve as
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Issue One welcomes former Republican Representative Todd Platts to the ReFormers Caucus. He joins more than 160 former members of Congress and governors fighting to return our government to the people. Platts served Pennsylvania’s 19th District for 12 years, from 2001 to 2013, during which time he refused to accept contributions from any special interests or political action committees. While
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Issue One welcomes former Congressman Bob Walker to the largest bipartisan group of former lawmakers ever assembled to reduce the influence of money in politics: Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus. Rep. Walker represented Pennsylvania’s 16th District for 20 years, from 1977 to 1997. He won and held the seat with at least 65 percent of the vote in every election but
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Results of a striking new poll were released on November 17, showing unprecedented and disturbing levels of voter belief that “a few big interests” run the government. Perhaps the most disturbing result of the poll is the response to the following question, which has been asked in some form repeatedly since 1964: “Would you say the government is pretty much run by
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Turns out that even if you’re no longer in office, you have to follow the rules and pay your bills. Which is a problem for former congressman and failed 2013 mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner. An audit by the New York City Campaign Finance Board found that Weiner owes more than $195,000 in public matching funds to the city. According to
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Issue One is excited to welcome former Ohio Republican Governor Bob Taft to the ReFormers Caucus. Governor Taft joins 160 former elected officials from both parties — 19 of whom are also former governors — in the fight to reduce the influence of money in politics. Governor Taft was a term-limited governor of Ohio, serving from 1999 to 2007. He
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