Target:U.S. Senate; House of Representatives Sponsored 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!
We signed the “Get Your Members of Congress on the Punch Clock” petition!
# 9,799:
2:49 pm PDT, Apr 21,Pamela White, North Carolina
# 9,798:
8:37 am PDT, Apr 18,Elizabeth Laukkonen, Washington
# 9,797:
9:05 am PDT, Apr 13,Cheryl Atwell, Missouri
# 9,796:
9:52 am PDT, Apr 12,Ana Sousa, Portugal
# 9,795:
2:27 am PDT, Apr 12,Can Atik, Turkey
# 9,794:
4:55 am PDT, Apr 2,Terrah Dawn, Mississippi
# 9,793:
7:58 pm PDT, Apr 1,Coralie Benton, Oregon
# 9,792:
1:18 pm PDT, Mar 23,Patrick O'regan, New York
# 9,791:
11:21 am PDT, Mar 23,Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire
# 9,790:
2:59 am PDT, Mar 22,Art Deco, Maine
# 9,789:
10:40 am PDT, Mar 19,Name not displayed, Poland
# 9,788:
1:07 pm PDT, Mar 18,James Herald, Indiana
# 9,787:
9:18 pm PDT, Mar 14,Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin
# 9,786:
10:36 am PDT, Mar 14,Ginger Geronimo, Alabama
# 9,785:
1:06 am PST, Mar 9,Fran Cannon, California
# 9,784:
4:53 pm PST, Mar 8,Amber Adkins, Maryland
# 9,783:
3:49 am PST, Mar 6,Andrea Carter, Australia
# 9,782:
6:12 pm PST, Mar 5,Johnny GILBERT, New Jersey
# 9,781:
8:56 pm PST, Mar 2,Frank Chizmar, Vermont
ACCOUNTABILITY!!!!
# 9,780:
7:25 pm PST, Feb 17,Diana Martz - Animalspirit, Indiana
# 9,779:
5:40 pm PST, Feb 17,Laura Zanoli, Italy
# 9,778:
4:00 am PST, Feb 16,Henry Story, Georgia
# 9,777:
1:35 pm PST, Feb 10,BiLL Fowlie, Maine
# 9,776:
6:19 am PST, Feb 9,Laurie Wolfe, Maryland
# 9,775:
10:39 am PST, Feb 8,Neal Ryder, Massachusetts
# 9,774:
11:59 am PST, Feb 7,Name not displayed, Texas
Amen! How can any business be run effectively without accountability? We hired you and we want you to punch the clock and show us accountability. It's a REASONABLE request. It's a bipartisan request. It's a politically correct request. THE AMERICAN CITIZENS WANT TO SEE THE BOOKKEEPING AND ACCOUNTING. NOW. P. S. Why should we even have to 'request' it? It's our RIGHT! My tax dollars are going to support groups that I totally disagree with and I KNOW God disagrees with. How did you gain all that power to support things the God of our country disagrees with???? Bring this country back to greatness with integrity, Godly morals and honesty, because it truly has sunk so low. You politicians, as a whole, have let us (we,the PEOPLE) down. Showing accountability for your dollars earned IS a Godly practice. Steal from us no more!!!!!
# 9,773:
10:31 am PST, Feb 6,Lynn Haineau, United Kingdom
# 9,772:
2:17 pm PST, Feb 5,Crille Lagerstrom, Texas
This is a great idea - make them clock-in and WORK for their money!
# 9,771:
9:28 am PST, Feb 3,Elaine Andrews, Colorado
# 9,770:
1:01 pm PST, Jan 30,Jim Kielma, Arkansas
# 9,769:
11:30 pm PST, Jan 28,Brent Bartholomew, California
