Steven Strauss: Why Let a Bank Write U.S. Financial Reform Legislation? Reasonable people would agree that a bank having a history of involvement with fraud and mismanagement (and recipient of one of the largest bank bailouts) shouldn't be writing bank legislation. Unless, of course, you are the U.S. Congress doing business as usual.
June 16, 2013 - The Huffington Post
Virtual U.S. Congress: a practical, plausible way to save millions in waste The very notion of telecommuting has been present in the mainstream white-collar workplace now for well over a decade. Yet for one of the worst offenders in padding operating and travel expenses, namely the U.S. Congress, the notion of mentioning telecommuting seems to be downright sinful. One would think that these calls for a "virtual Congress" come from watchdog groups of various political ...
June 15, 2013 - BetaNews
Congress Rating as Institution Hits Low, Gallup Says The public’s scorn for a gridlocked U.S. Congress continues to grow, with a new Gallup poll showing confidence in the legislative body falling to 10 percent, the lowest level Gallup has ever found for any institution.
June 13, 2013 - Bloomberg