Thank Speaker Pelosi for her work on ethics

On Wednesday, Congress passed a law that – we hope – will end an era of congressional self-policing that allowed the Jack Abramoffs of the world to play fast and loose with our democracy. 

Congress voted to do what 23 states already do—use an independent office to enforce ethics rules. The measure, which passed by a vote of 229-182, gives an independent panel the authority to investigate allegations of ethical misconduct against elected officials.

Sign the letter below to thank Speaker Nancy Pelosi for coming through on one of her big promises, to make this the most open and accountable Congress in history.

Dear Speaker Pelosi;
 
We, the undersigned, applaud your leadership in the successful effort to pass H. Res 895 to create an Office of Congressional Ethics.   We understand that changing the culture in Washington will take time and was met with great resistance but this new office will provide the necessary independent oversight that Congress has lacked for far too long. 
 
This vote was about going beyond the campaign rhetoric of reform and taking a concrete step to correct what has been a dysfunctional ethics process. Congress now has an opportunity to get past the recent failures of the House to ensure honest representation on behalf of the American people.  It means that the new rules passed just last year to limit the special access of powerful interests will be effectively enforced.  The creation of the new Office strikes at the status quo and establishes an independent and open process that will lead to greater accountability.  
 
House leadership made good on their commitments to the public to aggressively work for changes that will rein in the ethical abuses we have witnessed in the past few years.  We urge you to continue to fight for measures to ensure that when Congress acts, it does so in the interests of the public they serve.
 
Sincerely,

Tell Congress: No NRA loopholes to DISCLOSE Act

Congress has created a loophole in the new DISCLOSE Act that would exempt the NRA and its corporate backers from disclosure requirements.

This is outrageous.  Real reform means that all organizations abide by the same disclosure rules.

Sign our petition to Congress below, and tell them to shoot down the NRA loophole.

Petition Text Dear legislator, The DISCLOSE Act is intended to serve as a good stopgap measure to the recent Supreme Court decision by forcing greater disclosure of corporate contributions to political campaigns. Allowing a special exemption for just one very powerful interest group that creates a loophole for the very corporate money that is the central concern of this bill is outrageous. Please close this loophole and strengthen the bill by including the Shareholder Protection Act which will increase corporations' accountability to their shareholders. Sincerely,

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