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About the Revolving Door Project
The Revolving Door Project (RDP), a project of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), scrutinizes executive branch appointees to ensure they use their office to serve the broad public interest, rather than to entrench corporate power or seek personal advancement.
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The Agency Spotlight
The Agency Spotlight tracks appointments to leadership positions at thirty-nine independent federal agencies through the confirmation process and beyond. Additionally, for three agencies — the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — the Spotlight monitors and exhibits key votes.
Read MoreIndustry Agenda
Building off the work of our Personnel Map, the Industry Agenda is a report series that looks at how different industries seek to influence the staffing of the Biden Administration. In these reports, we take a closer look at the policy issues at stake for various industries, as well as the agencies and offices they will be looking to influence.
Learn MorePersonnel Map
The Personnel Map aims to demonstrate the breadth and depth of corporate America’s interest in the executive branch of the federal government. The map ties major economic sectors to the individual political positions that have the power to regulate, bring enforcement actions against, or disburse funds to the companies in that sector.
Learn MoreNovember 22, 2021
Polling Finds Enormous Bipartisan Support For Crackdown On Corporate Lawbreaking
70 percent of Republicans, 70 percent of Independents, and 70 percent of Democrats surveyed believe the Biden administration should do more to hold lawbreaking corporations accountable.
November 22, 2021
RELEASE: Revolving Door Project Criticizes Biden For Choosing To Own Ethics Scandals And Deregulation By Renominating Powell
“We are extremely disappointed to see Biden renominate Jerome Powell as Chair of the Federal Reserve Board. Biden’s endorsement of Powell’s deregulatory agenda will greatly harm American families. Biden has an ambitious and urgent agenda on climate, financial stability, and addressing racial and economic inequality. Powell as Chair of the Federal Reserve will make it more difficult for Biden to ultimately be a successful president. Today is a win for the conventional wisdom and Establishment and a defeat for the planet and Joe Biden’s ultimate legacy.”
November 19, 2021
FOIA Response Suggests Fed's Powell Was Dishonest About Personal Ethics Signoff
An inquiry from the Revolving Door Project has revealed the absence of any records of any communications of any kind between Powell and the Office of Government Ethics,
November 18, 2021 | The American Prospect
How Biden Can Protect Students From Predatory For-Profit Colleges
The Biden administration inherited a morass of understaffed and undermined federal agencies, weakened by the Trump administration. It makes sense that building back the government’s capacity would be an uphill battle for the Biden administration, with so many years of policymaking undermined by his predecessor. What doesn’t make sense is the jarring number of cases in which the administration is going out of its way, at considerable cost, to uphold Trump-era policies that go against Biden’s stated agenda and the public interest.
November 23, 2021
Theodoric Meyer & Jacqueline Alemany - The Washington Post
Speed Bumps Aren't Likely To Stop Powell's Fed Nomination
November 22, 2021
Jessica Corbett - Common Dreams
'Extremely Disappointed': Biden Blasted For Renominating Powell As Federal Reserve Chair
November 22, 2021
Nicole Goodkind - Fortune
Biden Opts For Stability With Powell As Fed Pick, But Progressives Aren’t Happy
November 22, 2021
Thomas Franck & Jeff Cox - CNBC
Here’s What You Need To Know About Lael Brainard, Biden’s Pick For Vice Chair At The Fed
November 20, 2021
Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
Progressives Ramp Up Criticism of Fed Chair Powell for Refusing to Take Climate Seriously
November 15, 2021
Betsy Woodruff Swan - Politico
D.C.'s New Top Cop Vs. Steve Bannon
RDP on Twitter
RT @commondreams: "A Biden administration that pursues crooked CEOs and brings down abusive corporate titans will find a willing audience i…
RT @openmarkets: 📢Amazon's @awscloud has the potential to 𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 global financial markets. We sent a letter urging our leaders to address t…
RT @econliberties: NEW: polling from @revolvingdoorDC & @DataProgress finds the majority of voters agree that wealthy people and corporatio…
RT @stacyfmitchell: Americans want a serious crackdown on corporate crime, and real penalties for lawbreakers. Yes.
NEW: “We’re honestly surprised at just how enthusiastic people are, across all political persuasions, for these proposals,” said @jeffhauser. Read polling results and the first installment of our Corporate Crackdown Project with @DataProgress. https://t.co/O7NPl7KIxM
The Garland Justice Dept. all too often aligns themselves with their Bill Barr-era predecessors rather than the progressive groups which share the Biden admin's policy commitments and legal interpretations. Does anyone think the next Trump or DeSantis DOJ will return the favor?
Now, the Ed Dept. refuses to consent to Housing and Economic Rights Advocates and the Project on Predatory Student Lending filing an amicus brief supporting the student plaintiffs’ request. Why such an aggressively anti-student stance?
Last week, we wrote about the Ed Dept. resisting calls from student advocates to restore an Obama-era rule protecting borrowers from predatory for-profit colleges. https://t.co/HYXHj4xFLV
RT @SeanMcElwee: A @DataProgress + @revolvingdoorDC report from @aidan_smx details the powers that the Department of Labor has to protect w…