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June 8, 2010
Clean Up OUR Congress.Org
P.O. Box 2301Washington D.C. 20013
202 399 1966
JOEL POLLAK: CONGRESS MEMBERS SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO IRS AUDIT
Joel Pollak, candidate for Congress in Illinois’ 9th District, today signed the
"Clean Up Our Congress" Pledge.
Mr. Pollak has pledged, if elected to Congress:
“1. To introduce and support a bill to require a mandatory, annual IRS audit
for all members of Congress;”
"2. Never to become a paid federal lobbyist; and”
"3. To reform the House Ethics Committee Rules so one party can no longer
block an ethics investigation.”
"I have said corruption has become Public Enemy Number One," said Joel,
“and today I pledge concrete steps toward rooting out this enemy of the
American People.” Mr. Pollak has been a
leader in the fight against corruption, standing up against the corrupt
ShoreBank bailout and introducing new ideas for ethics reform in Congress - http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/03/on_ethics_let_the_minority_rul_1.html.
“Mr. Pollak’s campaign statements regarding restoring an ethical culture in
Washington, backed today by his signing the Clean Up Our Congress pledge, show
he takes seriously his responsibility to promote accountability in federal
office," said Rachel Rodriguez, National Director for Clean Up OUR
Congress.org.
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May 20, 2010
Clean Up OUR Congress.Org
202 337 7810
ANTHONY MELE PLEDGES THAT HIS PUBLIC SERVICE IS NOT FOR
Anthony Mele, candidate for Congress in
Mr. Mele has pledged, if elected to Congress:
“1. To introduce and support a bill to require a mandatory, annual IRS audit
for all members of Congress;”
"2. Never to become a paid federal lobbyist; and”
"3. To reform the House Ethics Committee Rules so one party can no longer
block an ethics investigation.”
"Members of Congress are elected to conduct the People’s business and
should be precluded from creating a commodity of the public trust," said Mr.
Mele.
Clean Up OUR Congress.org is a grassroots organization dedicated to restoring a
culture of integrity, public service and accountability in Congress.
“Signing the Clean Up Our Congress pledge is clear evidence that Mr. Mele’s
words in his campaign are backed by actions to promote ethics and
accountability in
More information can be found about the group at www.CleanUpOURCongress.Org
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April 26, 2010
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April 15, 2010
Clean Up OUR Congress.Org
P.O. Box 2301
Washington D.C. 20013
202 337 7810
AN IRS TAX AUDIT FOR ALL IN CONGRESS
SAYS "CLEAN UP OUR CONGRESS.ORG"
"A mandatory annual IRS tax audit for Members of Congress would help them more fully understand the tax laws they impose on other Americans" said Rachel Rodriguez, National Director of the group "Clean Up Our Congress.Org
The newly formed group will be recruiting candidates for Congress across the nation to take three pledges to help reform Washington D.C.
1. The "IRS Tax Audit" Pledge.
A pledge to support a mandatory annual IRS tax audit for every Member of Congress.
The best way to reform the tax code may be to help Members better appreciate how it really works.
2. The "No Lobbyist" Pledge.
A pledge, if elected, never to become a paid federal lobbyist.
Members should be focused on serving the public, not on a future career as a lobbyist.
3. The "Unleash Congressional Ethics Committees" Pledge
A pledge to support a change in House or Senate Rules to allow 50% of those ethics committees to launch ethics investigations.
Members of one party in Congress should not be allowed to block an ethics investigation.
"If enough candidates take these pledges and win, we could help end a culture that tolerates far too much corruption in Washington," said Rodriguez.
"Our goal is to build a Congressional ethics reform movement led by principled candidates for Congress and grassroots activists," she said.
"We could have a real impact."
A recent Rasmussen poll reports that 84% of voters consider unethical conduct and corruption in Congress to be a top concern.