1. Dodd's Dealings Illustrate Holes in Financial Disclosure

    By Bill Allison Mar 9, 2009 6:22 p.m. 4 comments

    Via InstaPundit comes this commentary from the Hartford Courant by Kevin Rennie, an attorney who writes a weekly column for the paper, on Sen. Chris Dodd's real estate deals. The Senate Ethics Committee is already looking at his mortgage with Countrywide Financial (more details here); Rennie writes that other Dodd properties might be worth looking into:

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  2. Ethics Panel to Clear Rangel?

    By Bill Allison Feb 4, 2009 4:13 p.m. 25 comments

    House Ways and Means Chairman Charles B. Rangel predicted, on C-SPAN's Newsmakers program that aired Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, that his multitude of ethics woes would soon disappear. "I think that next Tuesday you will see a break in this and as soon as the Ethics Committee organizes they ought to be able to dismiss this," National Journal's CongressDaily quoted the Rangel as saying.

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  3. Does Congress think Detroit is a good investment?

    By Bill Allison Nov 17, 2008 11:46 p.m. 1 comment

    It appears that <a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081117/D94GUIK80.html">the auto bailout</a> is stalled for now, as congressional leadership and the Bush administration have come to loggerheads over providing $25 to $50 billion in loans to General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler.

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  4. OpenSecrets.org updates Financial Disclosure database

    By Bill Allison Oct 16, 2008 6:14 p.m.

    Want to know what members of Congress disclosed owning stock in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, American International Group or Bear Stearns on their most recent financial disclosure reports?

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  5. Prosecutorial Misconduct in the Stevens Trial?

    By Bill Allison Oct 2, 2008 4:37 p.m. 1 comment

    The Washington Post reports that defense attorneys for Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, have accused prosecutors of withholding potentially exculpatory information. It appears that the judge hearing the case agrees:

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  6. Financial Bailout: Are congressional leaders invested in the crisis?

    By Bill Allison Sep 26, 2008 8:10 p.m. 4 comments

    Members of Congress continue to debate the bailout package that may well affect the bottom line of every taxpayer in the country, as well as those of big banks, brokerages, and other financial firms. While they hear from numerous experts, including distressed Wall Street titans, on the dangers facing their firms, what sort of exposure do members themselves have if those firms fail?

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  7. Lack of residential disclosure a problem for another member of Congress

    By Bill Allison Aug 1, 2008 4:25 p.m. 1 comment

    Another reason why we need members of Congress to disclose information on their residences:

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