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The Center for Effective Government periodically provides testimony, statements or questions for the record, and comments to Congress and other governmental bodies. The Center for Effective Government also periodically joins sign-on letters on a variety of issues. This page contains a selection of such material. The list below is in reverse chronological order.

 

Testimony

  • Scott Klinger, Written testimony to the Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee, May 9, 2014. Subject: S. 2796, a Bill on Awarding State Contracts to Firms with Low Executive-to-Worker Pay Ratios
  • Ronald White, Testimony to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, April 1, 2014. Subject: The Proposed Rule on Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica
  • Katherine McFate, Testimony to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce, March 11, 2014. Subject: A More Efficient and Effective Government: Improving the Regulatory Framework
  • Sean Moulton, Testimony to the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and the Security Technologies, Aug. 1, 2013. Subject: West Fertilizer, Off the Grid: The Problem of Unidentified Chemical Facilities
  • Katherine McFate, Written testimony to the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, June 28, 2013. Subject: The Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013
  • Sean Moulton, Testimony to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, March 13, 2013. Subject: We the People: Fulfilling the Promise of Open Government Five Years After the OPEN Government Act
  • Gavin Baker, Testimony to the D.C. Council Committee on Government Operations, Nov. 2, 2012. Subject: Campaign Finance Reform: Strengthening Disclosure
  • Sofia Plagakis, Testimony to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Oct. 1, 2012. Subject: Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) Electronic Delivery Options and Considerations
  • Randy Rabinowitz, Testimony to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, April 19, 2012. Subject: Delays in OSHA’s Standard-Setting Process and the Impact on Worker Safety
  • Sean Moulton, Testimony to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 21, 2012. Subject: FOIA in the 21st Century: Using Technology to Improve Transparency in Government
  • Craig Jennings, Testimony to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 14, 2011. Subject: Achieving Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending
  • Craig Jennings, Written Testimony to the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the House Committee on the Judiciary, May 18, 2011. Subject: Whether the Constitution Should be Amended to Address the Federal Deficit
  • Craig Jennings, Written Testimony to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, March 11, 2011. Subject: Transparency Through Technology: Evaluating Federal Open-Government Initiatives
  • Matt Madia, Testimony to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Nov. 4, 2010. Subject: Overdue Scientific Integrity Recommendations and Executive Order
  • Gary Bass, Testimony to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the House Judiciary Committee, July 27, 2010. Subject: Federal Rulemaking and the Regulatory Process
  • Gary Therkildsen, Testimony to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, June 30, 2010. Subject: Improving the Fiscal Situation of the Federal Budget
  • Adam Hughes, Testimony to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, Sept. 29, 2009. Subject: Problems with Federal Contracting Databases
  • Gary Bass, Testimony to the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the House Committee on Science and Technology, May 5, 2009. Subject: Accountability and Oversight of Funding Provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act)
  • Rick Melberth, Testimony to the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the House Committee on Science and Technology, April 30, 2009. Subject: The Role of Science in Regulatory Reform
  • Gary Bass, Testimony to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Feb. 4, 2009. Subject: Midnight Rulemaking: Shedding Some Light
  • Rick Melberth, Testimony to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the House Committee on the Judiciary, May 6, 2008. Subject: The Rulemaking Process and the Unitary Executive Theory
  • Gary Bass, Testimony to the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the House Committee on Science and Technology, April 26, 2007. Subject: George W. Bush Executive Order 13422
  • Rick Melberth, Testimony to the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the House Committee on Science and Technology, Feb. 13, 2007. Subject: George W. Bush Executive Order 13422
  • Gary Bass, Testimony to the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, July 18, 2006. Subject: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: S. 2590, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
  • Adam Hughes, Testimony to the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, June 13, 2006. Subject: Government Performance and Results Act and the Performance Assessment Rating Tool

 

Questions and Statements for the Record

 

Comments

 

Court Briefs and Filings

 

Sign-on Letters and Statements

 

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