Press Room
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Oct 14
Congressman Dave Camp Held Vegas Fundraiser After Being Named to Supercommittee
Washington, D.C.--Congressman Dave Camp (R-Mich.), a member of the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction, apparently held a fundraiser in Las Vegas in September, a clear example of skewed...
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Sep 26
New Report: The Supercommittee’s Wall Street Money
Washington, D.C.--Members of the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction have received $41 million from the financial sector during their time in Congress,...
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Sep 12
Watchdog Praises Sen. Kerry for Agreeing to Stop Fundraising While on Deficit Supercommittee
Washington, D.C.—Public Campaign applauded Sen. John Kerry’s (D-Mass.) decision to give up fundraising while he sits on the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction, or “supercommittee.” Sen. Kerry...
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Aug 31
New Report: Supercommittee Members Don’t Need the Money
Washington, D.C.—The 12 members of the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction have $20.4 million in cash on hand and could easily stop fundraising as the committee does its work,...
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Aug 19
MEMO: A “pay-per-view” Congress?
To: Interested Journalists and Editorial Writers
From: Adam Smith, Communications Director, Public Campaign
Subject: A “pay-per-view” Congress?
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Aug 16
Oil Money and the “SuperCongress”
Oil Money and the “SuperCongress”
Eight of the twelve members of the newly-named Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction have voted in the last two years to allow oil...
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Aug 12
Poll: Voters want super committee members to end fundraising, provide transparency
Washington, D.C.—Voters would be significantly more likely to support their own member of Congress after serving on the debt committee if he or she agreed to take no donations and...
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Aug 11
Public Campaign Responds to White House Over Claims of "Silly Criticism"
Washington, D.C.--Public Campaign responded today to comments by White House Spokesperson Jay Carney that concerns over...
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Aug 09
Watchdog Responds to Report that Sen. Murray Will Co-Chair Deficit Commission
Washington, D.C.—Campaign finance watchdog Public Campaign responded to reports that Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) has chosen Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Sen. Patty Murray (...
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Aug 04
Groups to Deficit “Super” Committee: Stop Fundraising, Provide Full Transparency
Washington, D.C.—Two dozen public interest, faith-based, consumer, and political reform organizations released an open letter to Congress...
