Department of Energy (DOE) OpenNet documents. European Union news, EU politics and policy - The Parliament Magazine. Super Congress Debt Reduction Has Little Transparency. WASHINGTON -- The proposed so-called "super Congress," created by congressional leaders in the debt deal and required to find $1.5 trillion in debt reduction over the next ten years, could wind up making those decisions behind closed doors, away from the public eye.
The text of the budget deal reached by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders contains few specific public disclosure provisions for the committee. The standing committees of Congress are allowed to send suggestions for ways to reduce the debt to the super committee members, but there is, as yet, no provision for the disclosure of those reports. The final report is required to be publicly disclosed upon completion, however there is no requirement that the report be placed online. There are also no official requirements for web-casting of committee meetings. "Anything that they are getting should be made public," Steve Ellis, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, said to HuffPost. Open, Accountable Government. Open Government Partnership. Government Accountability Project. GovTrack.us: Tracking the U.S. Congress.
OpenTheGovernment.org | Americans for Less Secrecy, More DemocracyOpenTheGovernment.org seeks to advance the public's right to know and to reduce secrec. OpenGovernment - revealing state and local government data. Participatory Politics Foundation. OpenSecrets.org: Money in Politics -- See Who's Giving & Who's Getting. OpenCongress - Track bills, votes, senators, and representatives in the U.S. Congress. Sunlight Foundation. Sunlight Labs. How to Act with Consequence.