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Get Your Members of Congress on the Punch Clock
Target: U.S. Senate; House of RepresentativesSponsored by: Sunlight Network
This year, Congress is on track to spend the least amount of time in session of any Congress since 1948. So far, the House of Representatives has scheduled a mere 88 days in session.
What are Members of Congress doing, if not their jobs? Here's a not-so-outlandish guess: When not doing the people's business, Congressmen and Senators are spending many of their hours meeting with lobbyists and raising money.
Unfortunately, we don't know, because lawmakers aren't required to clock in or post timesheets. And yet they work for us, to the tune of $162,500 a year, plus generous pensions and health plans. Most of the rest of us punch a clock, and we think they should, too.
Enter the Punch Clock Campaign of the Sunlight Network.
We are asking Congress and FEC-qualified candidates to commit to putting their daily schedule on the internet, within 24 hours after the end of each day. That way we'll be able to check in with them, and they'll strengthen their relationship with us.
Ready to get your elected representatives on the clock? Take the first step and sign the petition!
What are Members of Congress doing, if not their jobs? Here's a not-so-outlandish guess: When not doing the people's business, Congressmen and Senators are spending many of their hours meeting with lobbyists and raising money.
Unfortunately, we don't know, because lawmakers aren't required to clock in or post timesheets. And yet they work for us, to the tune of $162,500 a year, plus generous pensions and health plans. Most of the rest of us punch a clock, and we think they should, too.
Enter the Punch Clock Campaign of the Sunlight Network.
We are asking Congress and FEC-qualified candidates to commit to putting their daily schedule on the internet, within 24 hours after the end of each day. That way we'll be able to check in with them, and they'll strengthen their relationship with us.
Ready to get your elected representatives on the clock? Take the first step and sign the petition!
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# 100:
4:04 pm PDT, Sep 30,
James H. Fitch, Pennsylvania
# 99:
3:53 pm PDT, Sep 30,
Name not displayed, Wisconsin
# 98:
3:43 pm PDT, Sep 30,
Jakki Smith, Texas
# 97:
3:32 pm PDT, Sep 30,
Lukas Piotrowski, Poland
# 96:
2:35 pm PDT, Sep 30,
Runningfox Moss, North Carolina
# 95:
2:13 pm PDT, Sep 30,
Lorelei Herr ward, South Carolina
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW MUCH TIME THEY SPEND AT KEEPING THEIR UN-FUFILLED PROMISES. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT AN EXHAUSTING DAY IT WOULD BE. FOR THOSE THAT WORK EXTRA HARD AT KEEPING THEM BECAUSE OF THOSE WHO DON'T, I APOLOGIZE. OBVIOUSLY THIS WOULD NOT APPLY TO YOU. STICK IN THERE, WE ARE TRYING TO HELP YOU.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW MUCH TIME THEY SPEND AT KEEPING THEIR UN-FUFILLED PROMISES. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT AN EXHAUSTING DAY IT WOULD BE. FOR THOSE THAT WORK EXTRA HARD AT KEEPING THEM BECAUSE OF THOSE WHO DON'T, I APOLOGIZE. OBVIOUSLY THIS WOULD NOT APPLY TO YOU. STICK IN THERE, WE ARE TRYING TO HELP YOU.
# 94:
1:40 pm PDT, Sep 30,
Prima Baily, New York
# 93:
1:30 pm PDT, Sep 30,
Jack Stevens, California
# 92:
12:04 pm PDT, Sep 30,
Brian Reynolds, New Jersey
# 91:
10:34 am PDT, Sep 30,
CC Schenk, North Carolina
# 90:
10:24 am PDT, Sep 30,
Name not displayed, Germany
# 89:
10:18 am PDT, Sep 30,
Joanne Ferguson, Ohio
# 88:
9:34 am PDT, Sep 30,
Wendy Horn, California
# 87:
9:24 am PDT, Sep 30,
D White, Indiana
# 86:
8:33 am PDT, Sep 30,
Robin Kivett, Kansas
# 85:
7:31 am PDT, Sep 30,
Kay Trevarthen, Illinois
# 84:
7:17 am PDT, Sep 30,
David Evans, Virginia
Our representatives on "Capital" Hill should be subject to the same rules and regulations as the citizens they represent. It’s time this elitist group of people were made to live in the real world. The laws they pass should certainly apply to them in each and every way.
Our representatives on "Capital" Hill should be subject to the same rules and regulations as the citizens they represent. It’s time this elitist group of people were made to live in the real world. The laws they pass should certainly apply to them in each and every way.
# 83:
7:08 am PDT, Sep 30,
Mary Phillips, Florida
# 82:
7:07 am PDT, Sep 30,
Christian Ryan, Texas
# 81:
6:39 am PDT, Sep 30,
Cheri Purnell, Florida
# 80:
6:38 am PDT, Sep 30,
Kate Wagner, Florida
# 79:
6:28 am PDT, Sep 30,
Name not displayed, Indiana
# 78:
5:24 am PDT, Sep 30,
Eileen Conner, Pennsylvania
# 77:
5:11 am PDT, Sep 30,
John Hinds, Oklahoma
# 76:
5:05 am PDT, Sep 30,
Arlena Morton, Indiana
# 75:
3:45 am PDT, Sep 30,
Janet Pyett, West Virginia
# 74:
12:09 am PDT, Sep 30,
Lawrence Smith, BA, Georgia
Corporate-friendly fascist-republicans will never do this because they are too greedy and corrupt. I would also like to see the minimum wage tied directly to congressional salaries, so that every time they give themselves a raise the minimum wage goes up by the exact same proportion. Jesus said it best: "For I was hungry and you gave me no food; I was thirsty and you gave me no drink; I was a stranger, and you did not take me in, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me. Then they also will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' Then will he answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me." (Matthew 25:42-45) Contained within every evil(greedy profiteering republican) act are the seeds of its own destruction. Adhere to the teachings of Jesus, as contained in The Urantia Book, or else suffer the consequences. It IS that simple. TRUTH has been spoken to power, Peace will prevail. Buck Fush! SUPPORT GLOBAL PEACE AND ECONOMIC STABILITY, AS WELL AS ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY... IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY NOW!
Corporate-friendly fascist-republicans will never do this because they are too greedy and corrupt. I would also like to see the minimum wage tied directly to congressional salaries, so that every time they give themselves a raise the minimum wage goes up by the exact same proportion. Jesus said it best: "For I was hungry and you gave me no food; I was thirsty and you gave me no drink; I was a stranger, and you did not take me in, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me. Then they also will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' Then will he answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me." (Matthew 25:42-45) Contained within every evil(greedy profiteering republican) act are the seeds of its own destruction. Adhere to the teachings of Jesus, as contained in The Urantia Book, or else suffer the consequences. It IS that simple. TRUTH has been spoken to power, Peace will prevail. Buck Fush! SUPPORT GLOBAL PEACE AND ECONOMIC STABILITY, AS WELL AS ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY... IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY NOW!
# 73:
10:52 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Janice Dlugosz, New Jersey
# 72:
10:15 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Kerrie D'ercole, Massachusetts
# 71:
8:38 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Chris B, Tennessee
# 70:
7:47 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Joy Brown, California
# 69:
7:00 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Name not displayed, Louisiana
# 68:
6:47 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Emily MacDonald, Pennsylvania
# 67:
6:20 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Jennie Boatman, Texas
# 66:
5:50 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Kirk Vogel, New Mexico
I'd also like to see the pension plan abolished and see Congress placed on social security retirements rather than their full salary for the rest of their lives.
I'd also like to see the pension plan abolished and see Congress placed on social security retirements rather than their full salary for the rest of their lives.
# 65:
5:18 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Lori Wohlgemuth, Ohio
Because it's our tax dollars that is paying their big salaries, and we have a right to know. They should punch in and out like everyone else. And also have taxes from their pays, and should pay higher insurance costs and health care and more for prescriptions , full price. I would love to see what they do every day and how many hours they work and what they do for us. It's about time we know how they spend the tax payers money.
Because it's our tax dollars that is paying their big salaries, and we have a right to know. They should punch in and out like everyone else. And also have taxes from their pays, and should pay higher insurance costs and health care and more for prescriptions , full price. I would love to see what they do every day and how many hours they work and what they do for us. It's about time we know how they spend the tax payers money.
# 64:
4:40 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Mary Lou Finley, California
# 63:
3:25 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Valerie Valentine, California
It's not fair that people that aren't part of the Government don't have to punch a time clock, and the ones working for the people get away with not letting the people know what their taxes are spent on. I wonder if the Government has to pay taxes also.
It's not fair that people that aren't part of the Government don't have to punch a time clock, and the ones working for the people get away with not letting the people know what their taxes are spent on. I wonder if the Government has to pay taxes also.
# 62:
3:07 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Ange Barrett, United Kingdom
# 61:
2:36 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Name not displayed, California
# 60:
2:19 pm PDT, Sep 29,
ROBERT STREBECK, Texas
# 59:
1:49 pm PDT, Sep 29,
John Keiser, New York
# 58:
1:44 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Name not displayed, Louisiana
# 57:
1:42 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Kristi Katuran, Pennsylvania
# 56:
1:06 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Paula LaRue, Arizona
We need to be aware of where our mony is going. What extra activities are we funding?
We need to be aware of where our mony is going. What extra activities are we funding?
# 55:
1:02 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Jeremy Sobczak, Michigan
# 54:
12:38 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Michelle Maupin, Ohio
# 53:
12:35 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Virginia Macy, California
# 52:
12:25 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Name not displayed, California
# 51:
12:11 pm PDT, Sep 29,
Daniela LeBlanc, Illinois
Somebody should hold our government accoutable for their paychecks! I know I need to account for how I earn mine. It's sad how many of our congress members have forgotten that they are there to serve the people (oh wait, they remember around election time... I forgot).
Somebody should hold our government accoutable for their paychecks! I know I need to account for how I earn mine. It's sad how many of our congress members have forgotten that they are there to serve the people (oh wait, they remember around election time... I forgot).