Feb 4 2009
Author: Curbing Lobbyists’ Influence is Obama’s Most Difficult Task
With a tanking economy, warming planet and multiple bloody conflicts abroad, President Obama has his work cut out for him. His biggest challenge, however, might be keeping his campaign promise to transform American politics, according to Robert Kaiser, author of the new book “So Damn Much Money: The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of [...]
Jan 29 2009
Wealthy Freshmen Increase Congressional Net Worth
New members of Congress are worth $1 million more than the average incumbent, Center finds. As they make decisions about the economy, freshmen and incumbents are heavily invested in the struggling financial sector.
WASHINGTON–The new crop of lawmakers that Americans tasked in November with shoring up the ailing economy are wealthier than the group that was [...]