Crack Down on Corruption

According to a recent poll, Americans ranked “corruption of government officials” as their top fear, above North Korea’s use of nuclear weapons. Corruption isn’t just about campaign contributions and kickbacks — it’s all of the ways money is used to further private interests and undermine our democracy, like lobbying, sweetheart tax breaks, complex rules, and the revolving door of political appointees coming from industry.

Washington was supposed to be the place where our elected officials would represent us. But today, that seems like a fairy tale. Washington is where lobbyists and lawyers go to rig the system in their favor. GDI will identify policies to clean up corruption and to make government more accountable to the people.

Statement: Great Democracy Initiative Responds to Bill Introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Curb Government Corruption

New York, NY – Today, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced legislation that would make sweeping changes to our country’s ethics and conflict of interest laws. The Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act would limit the influence lobbyists have in policymaking, deter government officials from enriching themselves through their public positions, end the revolving door between industries