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Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Obama-Coburn Continue Transparency March
Sens. Barack Obama (D-IL), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Tom Carper (D-DE), and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced new legislation on June 3 as a follow-up to the 2006 Transparency Act. The bill, the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act (S. 3077), would augment the 2006 law but go further, making important new data more easily accessible to the public and making it easier for citizens to hold our government accountable for the fiscal stewardship of our shared resources.
OMB Watch joined with a host of other good government organizations in offering support for this legislation. OMB Watch's letter of support details the important aspects of the bill and lauds the senators for their latest efforts to make our government more open and accountable to everyone.
It should be interesting to see if this new bill will generate the same amount of chaos, confusion, and excitement that the first bill did that Obama and Coburn worked together on. Stay tuned...
Posted by Adam Hughes
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