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
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
Protect Democracy and Diverse Coalition Urge Senate to Vote on ARTICLE One Act
Protect Democracy and diverse coalition urge the Senate to vote on ARTICLE One Act, a bill to reform the National Emergencies Act.
February 21, 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
Bipartisan Coalition Letter in Support of Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2019
A cross-ideological coalition urges members of Congress to support the Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2019 to help defend the independence of the Justice Department.
September 21, 2019