1. Senators on super committee collecting less campaign cash this quarter

    By Lindsay Young Nov 4, 2011 5:46 p.m.

    All but one Senate member on the super committee collected less campaign funds this quarter compared the previous quarter. Only Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, had a modest increase collecting a total of $85,532.

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  2. Sunlight Live to cover Dodd-Frank anniversary hearing

    By Chris Zubak-Skees Jul 20, 2011 2:06 p.m.

    This Thursday, one year after the president signed a sweeping new financial reform bill into law, the Senate Banking Committee will ask tough questions of regulators in charge of making it real. And Sunlight will cover it live.

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  3. Financial reform moves to Senate vote

    By Ryan Sibley May 20, 2010 4:49 p.m.

    After a second procedural vote this afternoon, the Senate was able to shut down debate on S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability. Exactly three-fifths of the senate, including 3 Republicans, voted in favor of the motion, which passed 60-40. Two Democrats voted no.

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  4. Open Notebook: Health care

    By Bill Allison Sep 22, 2009 10:22 p.m.

    Transparency-related provisions in the summary of the chairman's mark that Sen. Max Baucus and the Senate Finance Committee released last week: Lots of new disclosure requirements for physicians who refer patients to hospitals in which they or their family members have a financial interest, for nursing homes, for hospitals, for medical device manufacturers, suppliers, and pharmaceutical companies. Little oversight of government (there's a few requirements for new entities created by the bill to act in a transparent manner). Still, what's more interesting is what's not transparent -- updates on that coming later. Here's the descriptions of the provisions.

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  5. Senate Milcon earmark file available from TCS

    By Bill Allison Aug 8, 2008 2:14 a.m.

    Taxpayers for Common Sense has now posted a downloadable spreadsheet listing all earmarks from the S. 3301, the Senate Military Construction appropriations act.

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