“… Last year fewer than 60 bills emerged from Congress. (Some people might find this number too high.) What else are members doing with their time? Stupid me: dumb question! They are too busy raising money for their next political campaign. Or, if you follow the bipartisan examples cited in Peter Schweizer’s excellent book, Extortion:…
Government Accountability Institute President Peter Schweizer on concerns hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has a political lobby against Herbalife.
“Linking campaign activities to committee assignments is unseemly, says Peter Schweizer, president of the conservative Government Accountability Institute and the author of “Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets.” “We want to believe that committee assignments are based on knowledge, expertise, and background,” writes Schweizer. “Raising money is what…
“The Government Accountability Institute says one problem is a new government initiative called community eligibility, which means an entire community can be opted in to get reduced or free school lunches, whether they need it or not. Another problem is paying professional athletes to endorse the program.” To Read the Full Article, Click Here. …
“Peter Schweizer leads a watchdog group called the Government Accountability Institute. “This is not a non-profit organization. This is an organization that makes huge sums of money from merchandising, from franchising, from other streams of revenues.” “Changes to the tax exempt status of some pro sports teams won’t come without a fight. In fact the…
“The influence of politics and money has become a legal game of extortion, critics say, made all the more insidious because the so-called extortionists are politicians who write the laws and legally manipulate the system for their own gain. “It is a feeding frenzy that’s going on,” said Peter Schweizer of the Government Accountability Institute, a…
“President Barack Obama told reporters Friday that he met as frequently as biweekly with employees responsible for the Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov, in the time leading up to its October 1st launch… The President did not mention Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius by name in his Friday statement. A recent report by Government Accountability Institute…
“In a move sure to spark consternation inside the White House, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) sent a letter Tuesday to embattled Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius requesting she produce a list of the one-on-one meetings she and President Barack Obama allege to have held in the over three-and-a-half years leading up to…
Senator Lee is outraged at the lack of leadership and oversight leading up to Obamacare roll out.