Power of the Purse Coalition Applauds Passage of Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act
Organizations across the ideological spectrum applaud the passage of the Taxpayer Right-to-Know Act
January 4, 2021
Congress Takes Major First Step Toward Building Post-Trump Legislative Guardrails
The introduction of the Protecting Our Democracy Act marks the start of long-term work to prevent future presidential abuses of power and strengthen checks and balances.
September 23, 2020
Members of Congress have lost control over spending
Members of Congress have lost control over spending. Package deals over budgets mean that individual members find it hard to make a mark.
August 27, 2020
Rethinking Our Democracy
With the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage blog, we publish multi-essay series discussing reform proposals and new legislative ideas to strengthen democratic institutions and make broad reforms.
August 20, 2020
Protecting Congress’s Power of the Purse
For decades, Congress has given up control of one its most fundamental powers by delegating budget authority to the executive and engaging in insufficient oversight over federal spending.
July 1, 2020
What You Missed: A Bipartisan Hearing and Growing Consensus on Restoring Checks and Balances
An overview of the House Rules Committee’s Mar. 7, 2020, bipartisan hearing on restoring Congress’s role in foreign policy and national security decision-making
March 7, 2020
Protect Democracy Applauds House Rules Committee for Bipartisan Hearing Examining Congressional Powers
Protect Democracy applauds House Rules Committee for bipartisan hearing examining congressional powers
March 3, 2020
Democratic Candidates’ Plans to Restore National Security Checks and Balances
Questions for 2020 Democratic presidential candidates on national security checks and balances
February 5, 2020
