Danielle Caputo

Dec 9, 2024 | campaignlegal.org | Janel Forsythe |Danielle Caputo |Brendan Quinn

Voters have a right to know that government officials are working for the public, not wealthy special interests.  For over 50 years, state ethics commissions have been critical to our democracy by ensuring officials adhere to high ethical standards to preserve public trust in government. Their role in implementing and enforcing lobbying, conflicts of interest, and campaign finance laws is essential for promoting transparency and accountability.

Dec 4, 2024 | campaignlegal.org | Danielle Caputo |Maha Quadri |Brendan Quinn |Kristen Roehrig

President-elect Donald Trump may attempt to have the U.S. Senate confirm his political nominees without a complete investigation into their financial holdings and potential conflicts of interest. This ethics investigation, conducted by the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), is a legal requirement and an indispensable part of our system of checks and balances that ensures any public official nominated by the president will dutifully serve the American people.

Dec 3, 2024 | campaignlegal.org | Brendan Quinn |Maha Quadri |Kristen Roehrig |Danielle Caputo

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has submitted an ethics pledge that does not require Trump to address the potential conflicts of interest that may impact his decisions during his second term. By doing so, Trump is skipping a key part of upholding transparency and accountability for the executive branch.

Aug 14, 2024 | campaignlegal.org | Danielle Caputo

In an important development for congressional ethics, Representatives Katie Porter of California and Chris Pappas of New Hampshire have introduced the Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now (CLEAN) Act, H.R. 9355. This bill strengthens independent ethics enforcement in the House of Representatives by making the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) permanent, which plays a vital role in informing voters of whether their elected officials are complying with ethics laws.

Jul 25, 2024 | campaignlegal.org | Danielle Caputo

For the first time since early 2020, when CLC revealed that members of Congress made over 1,500 controversial stock trades at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a bill prohibiting congressional stock trading is moving forward. During a July 24 business meeting, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Relations voted 8-4 to advance the bipartisan Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act, sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.