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Resources
Here are resources to use in investigating and reporting earmarks, campaign contributions and federal funding:
Earmarks
■ Taxpayers for Common Sense – A non-partisan budget watchdog
■ Office of Management and Budget – OMB earmarks database
■ The Library of Congress – THOMAS, legislative information
■ Earmark Watch – Investigate and evaluate earmarks
Lobbying Records
■ The Center for Responsive Politics – Who gives, who gets in Washington
■ Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act – Search Lobbying Disclosure Act database
Campaign Finance
■ The Center for Responsive Politics – Everything about campaign finance
■ Federal Election Commission – Campaign finance reports and data
Member Personal Financial Disclosure/Revolving Door/Staffer connections
■ The Center for Responsive Politics – Personal Financial Disclosure, Revolving Door, Travel
■ LegiStorm – Financial disclosure, congressional staff salaries, travel, tracking all things congressional
Federal Funding
■ FedSpending.org – Searchable database of federal government spending
■ USASpending.gov – Government contract, grant and other award data
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