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By Friday, Congress needs to vote on a proposed “minibus”—a package of six out of the 12 necessary government spending bills for fiscal year 2024—to avoid a partial government shutdown. We’ve got a handy explainer of all the federal budget terms you wish you didn’t need to know, from “minibus” to “poison pill” to the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which is the reason why our country’s grotesque military budget is getting a $26 billion boost up to $886 billion, while non-defense spending is getting a $4 billion cut, down to $773 billion.

While there are plenty of damning narratives to derive from the latest in government appropriations dysfunction, there is one story in particular that we’re anxious to see told by the White House and Congressional Democrats, and it’s this…

January 17, 2024

Vishal Shankar Jeff Hauser

Press Release Banking Consumer Protection Financial Regulation

RELEASE: Revolving Door Project Applauds New CFPB Rule On Overdraft Fees

December 01, 2023

Vishal Shankar

Hack Watch Newsletter Banking Congressional Oversight Consumer Protection Financial Regulation Independent Agencies

Wall Street’s Favorite Republicans Are Still Attacking The CFPB

These corporate shills are not “positive pragmatists”, no matter what the mainstream media tells you.

October 26, 2023

Julian Scoffield Vishal Shankar Julian Harden

Newsletter Consumer Protection Cryptocurrency Health Revolving Door

A Wolf In A Moderate’s Clothing, And Other Quick Hits

This week’s newsletter discusses a wolf in a moderate’s clothing, opposition to healthcare revolvers, and new polling suggesting widespread support for the CFPB.

October 02, 2023 | The American Prospect

Vishal Shankar

Op-Ed Consumer Protection Ethics in Government Financial Regulation Independent Agencies Judiciary Supreme Court

Clarence Thomas Has Yet Another Huge Conflict of Interest

Revolving Door Project research reveals that right-wing elites in the Horatio Alger Association stand to benefit from a lawsuit attempting to destroy the CFPB. The group has close ties to Clarence Thomas.

September 29, 2023

Kenny Stancil

Blog Post Administrative Law Consumer Protection Corporate Crackdown Executive Branch Government Capacity Labor

MAGA-Engineered Government Shutdown Will Make October a Great Month to Be a Corporate Criminal

The forces that stand to benefit most from a Republican-imposed government shutdown are corporate miscreants—a fact that President Joe Biden and his Democratic surrogates should point out.

September 29, 2023

Kenny Stancil Emma Marsano Jeff Hauser

Press Release Administrative Law Consumer Protection Corporate Crackdown Executive Branch Government Capacity Labor

RELEASE: Watchdog Group Warns MAGA-Engineered Shutdown Will Make October a Great Month to Be a Corporate Criminal

Joe Biden must be direct with voters and tell them that the worst actors in corporate America are the biggest beneficiaries of the Republican shutdown.

September 28, 2023

Vishal Shankar

Blog Post Consumer Protection Ethics in Government Financial Regulation Independent Agencies Judiciary Supreme Court

Everything You Should Know About The CFPB SCOTUS Case

Corporate predators and their Republican lackeys want our corrupt Supreme Court to make fraud legal again. Their greed could yield catastrophic economic damage.