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Fraud and Corruption blog
A Democratic Senator Spent Thirteen Years Handing Out Awards for Waste William Proxmire's Golden Fleece Award, the lawsuit that limited it, and the conservative senator who carried the idea forward. Pandemic Aid Fraud Is Theft From Taxpayers and Should Be Prosecuted When government sends money fast with no controls, organized fraud follows, and prosecuting it serves both law and order and limited government. How to Read an Inspector General Report and Use It to Hold an Agency to Account Inspector General reports are public and free. Here is how to find them, read them and put a finding in front of the member of Congress who can act on it. Washington Admits It Sends Billions to the Wrong People, by Law Every Year Federal law makes agencies report their improper payments, and the government's own figures make the case for program reform better than any critic could. The Speech or Debate Clause Shields Lawmakers' Votes, Not Their Bribes The Speech or Debate Clause keeps the executive from punishing Congress for legislating. It has never protected a member who sells his vote.