Author: Jamie Bronczyk

Jamie graduated from the University of Virginia with a dual major in Foreign Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies. She has extensive online media experience and works for RepresentUs as the Online Community Manager to bring the power of the internet to the fight against political corruption.

Congress is trying to sneak a dark money rider into the must-pass budget bill

21 Mar

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Congress is trying to sneak a dark money rider into the must-pass budget bill

Churches generally use the donations they collect from their congregations to cover basic operating expenses—things like paying church staff, building maintenance, and community outreach. But if a rider attached to a must-pass…

Fall From Grace: Three Corrupt Politicians (and where they are now)

5 Nov

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Fall From Grace: Three Corrupt Politicians (and where they are now)

“Corrupt politician arrested” is a headline that we rarely see in the press. That’s because our broken political system allows legalized bribery to happen every single day. But every once in awhile,…

The Senate is Trying to Gut Consumer Protections While You’re Not Looking

29 Sep

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The Senate is Trying to Gut Consumer Protections While You’re Not Looking

While public attention was focused on the Graham-Cassidy healthcare saga, Senate Republicans were working behind the scenes to strip away consumer protections passed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The protections include…