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Ginger McCall, Legal Director, Demand Progress; Testimony on the FY22 Appropriations Bill for the Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee; Concerning Transparency and the Public Availability of Opinions Issued by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel
Good Government Organizations Send Letter to the Biden Administration Urging the Appointment of a Senior Ethics Official
Forecast for June 1, 2021.
What Items Are Due to Congress: June 2021
Congress regularly requests reports on strengthening Congress but there’s no central place to keep track of what they’ve requested. To help keep track of things, we built a public spreadsheet that maintains a catalog of projects, broken down by item due, entity responsible, and due date. The catalog covers reforms and requests ordered by the … Continued
OLC Nominee Christopher Schroeder Should Commit to Proactively Disclosing OLC Opinions, 20 Groups Say
Human Rights and Security Coalition Urge Changes to the Army Field Manual to Guard Against Torture and Forever Wars
Demand Progress FY 2022 Testimony before House CJS Appropriations Subcommittee on Office of Legal Counsel Opinion Transparency
Forecast for May 24, 2021
60+ Orgs: Cold War with China is a Dangerous and Self-Defeating Strategy
Hoyer, Jeffries and Lofgren call for study of expanded staff benefits
Groups Call on Congress: Fund Your Staff
Pay Congressional Staff More! Says Bipartisan Group of 30 Orgs to House Approps
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2021 CONTACT: Daniel Schuman, policy director, Demand Progress, [email protected], 240-237-3930 30 organizations and 11 congressional experts sent a bipartisan letter to House appropriators today calling to restore funding levels for congressional personal office and committee staff, amounting to double-digit percentage increases. The bipartisan letter was organized by the progressive organization … Continued
Forecast for May 17, 2021
Welcome to the First Branch Forecast, your weekly look into the Legislative branch and government transparency. Encourage your colleagues to subscribe here. TOP LINE Both chambers are in session this week and getting down to business: A bill providing for a January 6th Commission likely will be considered in the House this week. The legislation, introduced by … Continued