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Data Ideas for Congressional Coverage
Thorough tips and advice on how and where to look for information regarding congressmen in areas such as staff members, salaries, owned properties, received donations, etc.
Tags: congress; senate; congressman; senator; fec; legistorm; opensecrets; legislative bills; sopr; senate office of public records
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Tipsheet No: 395
How does your congressman spend taxpayer money? This handout explains how to look through the Report of the Clerk of the House, the House Administration Handbook and the House Ethics Manual. Includes what to look for to determine what your congressman owns and how to tell when your congressman gets in trouble. Complete with a bibliography of helpful books and articles and a one-page sample check of House Report.
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Looking at Congressmen: How does my congressman spend taxpayer money?
"Looking at Congressmen" provides sources of information for finding out how your congressman spends his/her administrative budget, campaign finance, what he/she owns and how attorneys are paid when trouble arises; includes several books on the subject and an example of a Congressional expense report.
Tags: 5 pages