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The Motley Fool
December 22, 2011
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Senators, Act Senatorially -- and Pass the STOCK Act All investors are equal -- except in the U.S. Congress.   |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2011
Rich Smith |
Support Your Local "Sheriff" ... in Supporting the STOCK Act Over a year ago, only a bare half-dozen congressmen were on record supporting a law that would ban insider trading on Capitol Hill. |
The Motley Fool
November 18, 2011
Rich Smith |
Why Congress Can't Stop Stealing Salary of rank-and-file members of the U.S. Congress: $174,000. Average annual Civil Service Retirement System benefits for retired members as of 2007: $63,696. But the profits they can make by trading on inside information? Priceless. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2011 |
Take Action: Let's Hold House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Accountable It's time to stop insider trading on Capitol Hill. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Rich Smith |
Highway Robbery on Capitol Hill Could it be that some politicians are just as guilty of engaging in financial shenanigans as the bankers they love to castigate? |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2010
Rich Smith |
An Open Letter to the Next Speaker of the House Dear Mr. Soon-to-be-Speaker, Representatives Brian Baird and Louise Slaughter have proposed a bill that would end insider trading on Capitol Hill -- the "Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act" |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2011
Rich Smith |
Dear Congress: Please Stop Robbing Us It's time to pass the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge Act. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2012
John Reeves |
Let's Thwart America's Criminal Class A handy bibliography for the STOCK Act, proposed law that is designed to prohibit Senators and Representatives from trading securities based on nonpublic information. |
Geotimes
May 2006
Steven Quane |
The Rocket Docket: Legislating Science Out of Public Policy Rhetorically, little resistance exists for U.S. policy-makers to use science fairly and justly in creating the laws of the land. Procedurally, however, that is certainly not the case. |
Geotimes
March 2005
Emily Lehr Wallace |
Inside Baseball Rules Congress Knowing the ins and outs of committee jurisdictions and chairmanships is knowledge that can give scientists power in promoting their interests. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2010
Rich Smith |
Highway Robbery on Capitol Hill, Part Deux All investors are equal, but Congress is more equal than others. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2011
Rich Smith |
Congresswoman Tackles an Ethical Dilemma About a week ago, I wrote a few words here on the subject of "insider trading" in Congress. Was someone reading my mind? |
AFP eWire
January 21, 2008 |
Congressional Committee Suggests Fundraising Cost Disclosures Several members of Congress are calling for charities to disclose their fundraising costs and how much they spend on programs and services. |
Reason
April 2008
Jeff Flake |
Passing Bad Laws A short guided tour -- by a congressman -- of the worst bills currently in Congress. |
InternetNews
September 8, 2004
Roy Mark |
Time Running Out on Fed's Tech Agenda CAN-SPAM and nanotech funding aside, the tech industry has seen little legislative success in a Congress consumed with matters of war and national security. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Mar/Apr 2007
Art Coppola |
Progress in the Policy Arena The dramatic change brought about by the 2006 mid-term elections has placed different representatives, senators and staffs into key positions where they will have important responsibilities for determining the future of REIT issues. |
Wired
November 2000
David Corn |
Filegate.gov The biggest Congressional scandal of the digital age: Politicians aren't putting public docs on the Net, and no one seems to care... |
InternetNews
January 6, 2011 |
House Republicans Push Net Neutrality Repeal The new Congress wasted no time going after the FCC. |
Geotimes
January 2005
Emily Lehr Wallace |
Stacking Up the New Congress Whether the new members of Congress will end up on science committees remains to be seen, but regardless, they will be voting on important science policy issues once they come to the floor. |
Geotimes
April 2004
Kendy & Vranes |
Breaking Down the Barriers: A Two-Part Series, Part 1 Although it is a tired cliche, knowledge is power, and nowhere is that more true than in legislative politics. Your members of Congress cannot do their jobs without citizens' input. In other words, they need to be lobbied. |
Geotimes
February 2006
Steven Quane |
The Great Washington Rift Is the bipartisan support for the Peak Oil Caucus' H.R. 507, which expresses the desire for the US to collaborate with international allies to establish a new project to address the challenges of peak oil, mending the Great Washington Rift? |
Information Today
June 20, 2013
Barbie E. Keiser |
Co-Sponsor a Congressional Bill and Track Its Progress Cosponsor.gov is a sweeping expansion of the Citizen Cosponsor Project. The new website will now feature every bill and resolution introduced in the House, from Republicans and Democrats. |
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2006
Brian Flahaven |
Time Well Spent Foundations on the Hill 2006 participants talk about the value of meeting with members of Congress and their legislative staffs. |
Geotimes
May 2004
Kendy & Vranes |
Breaking Down the Barriers: A Two-Part Series, Part II Part two in a series on how to effectively lobby your members of Congress. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2008
Rich Duprey |
A Backhanded Defense of CEO Pay Congress is hosting a tete-a-tete for the heads or former heads of Countrywide, Merrill Lynch, and Citigroup to discuss how they could reap such windfalls in the face of their company's failures. |
AFP eWire
November 8, 2004 |
Bush, Congress at Odds Over Charities? At his first press conference since being reelected, President Bush indicated that tax reform will be a priority in his second term and stated that tax incentives for charitable giving are very important and should not reduced. |
InternetNews
January 10, 2007
Roy Mark |
Data Mining Giving Privacy the Shaft? Democrats use privacy rights as first issue before Senate Judiciary Committee. |
Geotimes
July 2007
Allyson K. Anderson |
A Political Comment on ... The Life of a Bill A brief primer on bills originating in the Senate using S. 1321, the Energy Savings Act of 2007, a bill that the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources recently proposed. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2011
Rich Smith |
Why Congress Can't Stop Stealing: A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Shares All investors are equal, but some are more equal than others -- and they like it that way. Sitting U.S. senators beat the market by an average of 12 percentage points per year. |
InternetNews
September 23, 2005
Roy Mark |
Senate Turns Attention to Data Privacy The Senate Judiciary Committee expects to vote next week on legislation making it a crime for data brokers to conceal a security breach involving personal data and increasing penalties for computer fraud when the act involves personal data. |
Geotimes
November 2004 |
Open Access: Open Debate? Imagine any U.S. citizen having free and open access to research funded with tax dollars. That possibility could be closer to reality than ever before, but Congress must first address some important concerns |
InternetNews
November 22, 2006
Roy Mark |
Top Turkeys of The 2006 Legislative Season As Congress departs for the Thanksgiving holidays, it's time for the first annual Legislative Turkey awards. |
AFP eWire
June 6, 2005 |
Senators Caution Finance Committee on Impact of Charitable Reforms A bi-partisan group of U.S. Senators, led by Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) and Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), have sent a letter to the leaders of the Finance Committee, urging them to ensure that their proposed charitable reforms do not adversely affect legitimate nonprofit organizations. |
Searcher
March 2007
Mary Alice Baish |
Librarians as Change Agents: How You Can Help Influence Public Policy in the 110th Congress Key library issues for the 110th Congress. |
U.S. CPSC
December 19, 2007 |
US Consumer Product Safety Commission Acting Chairman Nancy Nord Applauds House Vote on Landmark Consumer Product Safety Legislation The members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are congratulated for their leadership and hard work on significant product safety legislation. |
InternetNews
December 19, 2006
Roy Mark |
Looking Back: Net Neutrality Spoils Telecom Reform A review of the top stories and issues that rocked the tech industry in 2006. |
Investment Advisor
January 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Congress Reaches Year-End Goal A House-passed bill nixes FINRA's oversight of RIAs and a comprehensive financial services reform bill likely by the end of first quarter. |
AFP eWire
May 9, 2005 |
Legislative Update: Finance Committee Presses Forward with Reforms The Senate Finance Committee is now seeking to attach its proposed charitable reforms to completely unrelated legislation. |
BusinessWeek
April 5, 2004
Paula Dwyer |
Mutual Funds: Carpe Diem, Congress The SEC can't restructure the industry by itself, and legislators are dawdling |
U.S. CPSC
October 31, 2007 |
CPSC Acting Chairman Issues Statement on Letter to Congress A response to those who called for his resignation. |
National Defense
September 2015
Craig R. McKinley |
Congress Should Follow Its Budget Rules Of the five members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who will be leaving their positions or retiring this September, none ever had a defense budget passed on time under regular order following the procedures of the Budget Control Act of 1974 during their entire term in office. |
BusinessWeek
April 13, 2011
Peter Coy |
Washington Plays Chicken With the Debt Forcing a U.S. default is no small matter, yet many Americans say they want just that. It's time for cooler heads on Capitol Hill to step up and lead |
InternetNews
November 9, 2006
Roy Mark |
Lame Ducks Limp Back to Congress With a major power shift coming in January, Republican-led House and Senate return for mop-up session. |
Managed Care
March 2001 |
Bush: Medicare Drug Benefit Tied To Overall Reform Working quickly, President Bush has drafted the first half of his prescription drug plan for Medicare and sent it to Congress... |
Geotimes
August 2004
Emily Lehr Wallace |
Budget Procrastination If the average American were aware enough of the budget process to be outraged by this governance via procrastination, perhaps the Congress would get the message and perform one of their central duties in an efficient and timely manner. |
CFO
March 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
Capitol Blending Democratic control of Congress probably won't roil the M&A waters -- much. |
InternetNews
January 18, 2006
Roy Mark |
Senate Returns With Crowded Tech Agenda Congress kicks off 2006 legislative season with 14 tech-related hearings in two months. |
InternetNews
November 14, 2006
Roy Mark |
Congress Urged to Extend R&R Tax Credit A wide range of technology trade groups called upon Congress today to stop playing politics with the extension of the research and development tax credit. |
Investment Advisor
March 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell |
House, Senate Hearings Next on Fiduciary Industry groups lobby for user fees to fund advisor exams in lieu of an SRO. |
Information Today
January 15, 2007 |
Library of Congress Unveils Beta of New THOMAS The Library of Congress has released a new beta version of THOMAS, its Web site that provides access to federal legislation and related documents. |
