Power of the Purse Coalition Shares Priorities with 117th Congress
Letter from the Power of the Purse coalition on their priorities.
February 2, 2021
Strengthening our Elections and Preventing Election Crises: Lessons and Recommendations from the 2020 General Election
This National Task Force on Election Crises report on strengthening our elections and preventing election crises covers lessons learned from the 2020 General Election, and recommendations for reforms.
January 25, 2021
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
Coalition Letter in Support of ARTICLE ONE Act in FY2021 NDAA
Protect Democracy and diverse coalition urged Sens. Inhofe and Reed to include the ARTICLE One Act — a bill to reform the National Emergencies Act.
July 1, 2020
Letter announcing the Power of the Purse coalition
Organizations across the ideological spectrum announce the formation of a coalition to support Congress in asserting its own power over the purse.
July 1, 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
Ensuring Independence for the Department of Justice
Sheldon Whitehouse, Kamala Harris, and Richard Blumenthal, and Hakeem Jeffries have proposed legislation to help restore the longstanding norm of Department of Justice (DOJ) independence.
June 10, 2020