It is time for our representatives to take their constitutional obligation to police themselves seriously, an obligation that members of both political parties have ignored to the detriment of the American people.
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Melanie Sloan, CREW's executive director, said, The NIGC is either running a lackluster investigation or illegally withholding documents, or both. Regardless, the American public deserves to know what NIGC's dealings were with these officials, including now-indicted former GSA Chief of Staff David Safavian and former Majority Leader Tom DeLay. ... We will not sit by and allow the Administration to ignore the law and their responsibilities to the public. We will fight to learn the extent of Jack Abramoff's influence in Congress and the Administration.Melanie Sloan
Why did Sen. Frist suddenly decide to sell the stock in June after holding the stock for so long Also, did the Senator order the sale based on insider knowledge that the value of the stock was about to decline precipitously
Melanie Sloan
No matter what level of corruption the members of Congress engage in, the ethics committees do nothing. It's a national embarrassment.
Melanie Sloan
The only way to get an FOI request honored these days is to go to court. We can go to court and win, but some regular person is not going to know how to file a complaint in federal court and prepare a brief arguing that the administration is in violation of the law. And no one has endless resources to fight every denial. It's very effective, what they've done. They keep the information hidden.
Melanie Sloan
Special interests do get more and they do get what they pay for despite the constant denial that lawmakers can't be bought,
Melanie Sloan
Republican culture of corruption. There are so many corrupt members of Congress. By no means are all of the problems gone.
Melanie Sloan
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