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    Fox News

    Tucker Carlson Tonight: Corruption Continues to Flourish in DC

    Oct 30, 2019

    Open The Books prime time interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News discussing our...

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    Adam Andrzejewski

    Forbes: Re-Elected. These Five Powerful Members of Congress Have Figured It All Out

    Oct 16, 2019

    How is 97 percent of Congress able to get re-elected each year even though only 17...

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    One America News Network

    One America News: The Congressional Favor Factory

    Oct 10, 2019

    Adam Andrzejewski discusses OpenTheBooks Oversight Report "The Congressional Favor...

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    The Congressional Favor Factory | Open The Books Oversight Report

    Oct 09, 2019

    A Study Of Federal Grants, Campaign Cash, Investments, Employment, Power & Influence...

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    Tom Coburn

    Fox Business: Tom Coburn: Here's Why Price Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care

    Democratic presidential primary candidates are spending a lot of time talking about...

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    Adam Andrzejewski

    Forbes: Disgraced Congressman Chris Collins Will Likely Lose His Federal Pension – No Member Has Ever Been Stripped of Their Pension

    Oct 01, 2019

    Corrupt members of Congress deserve time in prison, not taxpayer-funded federal pensions....

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    New York Post: Chris Collins to Cash in on Pension Despite Resigning in Disgrace: Expert

    Sep 30, 2019

    WASHINGTON — Rep. Chris Collins will likely get to keep his congressional pension...

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    Adam Andrzejewski

    Forbes: Christmas Comes In September, Not December, For Federal Contractors

    Sep 30, 2019

    The largest federal agencies just completed a billion-dollar, year-end spending binge...

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    Press Release: ‘We are watching’ – Ernst Warns Washington Bureaucrats About Their End-of-Year Spending Habits

    WASHINGTON—During the biggest federal spending week of the Fiscal Year, U.S. Senator...

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    C-SPAN2: U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (IA) Floor Speech - Use-it-or-Lose-it Year-End Spending

    Sep 24, 2019

    Sen. Joni Ernst (IA) credits OpenTheBooks for findings on irresponsible fiscal-year-end...

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    The Washington Times: Feds rush to spend 20% of $500 billion in one month in 'use it or lose it' spending spree

    Federal agencies have shelled out tens of millions of dollars on cars, movie cameras...

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    ABC News Atlanta: Use-It-Or-Lose-It Spending

    Sep 19, 2019

    We are uncovering how some federal agencies are spending your money.

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    Adam Andrzejewski

    Forbes: A Progress Report - Is President Donald Trump "Draining the Swamp?"

    Aug 28, 2019

    Draining the Swamp.

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    Yahoo! Finance: The Highest-Paid Public Employees in Every State

    Aug 27, 2019

    It’s no secret that football and basketball coaches at public universities command...

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    Forbes: U.S. "Small" Business Administration Backed $12B To Wall Street & 40,000 $1M Loans Since 2014

    Aug 20, 2019

    The public’s support of small business is as all-American as apple pie.

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    One America News: Feds Subsidize loans to posh eateries, golf courses, yacht clubs

    Our auditors found that millions of dollars in taxpayer subsidized loans meant for...

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