Position Paper
Policy Statement on Mid-Decade Redistricting Response
Common Cause reaffirms its unwavering commitment to fair representation, fair maps, and people-centered democratic processes in every state.
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Letter
Common Cause Urges Congress to Include 7 Criteria in Next Government Funding Bill
Common Cause urges Congress to uphold democracy in the next government funding bill by enforcing the rule of law, protecting judicial independence, and ensuring executive accountability.
Guide
Explainer: Trump’s Executive Order on Controlling Independent Agencies
Independent agencies are meant to serve the American people free from political influence. Presidential control of these agencies will get in the way of their crucial missions, and let Wall Street crime go unchecked, drive up prices, and open our elections up to cyber-attacks.
By Alton Wang
By Alton Wang
Letter
LETTERS: Justice Thomas’ Alleged Conflicts of Interest
Report
Highlights and Accomplishments From 2022
Report
Highlights and Accomplishments From 2021
Report
Ten Principles for Reforming the Rules of the House of Representatives
The following recommendations to reform the rules of the House of Representatives will do much to restore the capacity, incentives, and capability of representatives to fulfill their roles as legislators.
Letter
Letter to Congress Submitting Ten Principles for Reforming the Rules of the House of Representatives
We submit for your consideration the following ten principles for reforming the rules of the House of Representatives
Letter
Coalition Letters to ALEC Corporate Funders
Common Cause has been one of the leading advocacy organizations calling on corporations to cut ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
Legal Filing
President Trump & Michael Cohen Added to Stormy Daniels Complaint
We've amended our complaint to include President Trump himself as well as his personal attorney Michael Cohen for their roles in what appear to be numerous violations of campaign finance law related to the $130,000 hush money payment to Stephanie Clifford (a.k.a. Stormy Daniels) just weeks before the 2016 election.
Letter
Letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan to remove Chairman Nunes from Russia Investigation
Watchdogs Challenge Irresponsible Nunes Memo that Trump Reportedly May Use to Get Rid of Deputy AG Rosenstein: Letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan
Report
The Art of the Lie Report
American democracy is resilient. It has withstood attacks from enemies, foreign and domestic, for more than two centuries. But never has the United States been led by a president who has so flagrantly lied and so incessantly debased our democratic values and our institutions of self-government as President Donald J. Trump. This report sets forth 20 examples that demonstrate President Trump’s historic first year failure on issues of government integrity, transparency, and accountability.
Letter
What Has Happened to the Surplus Funds from the Inauguration?
We ask that the 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee provide a full accounting of its expenditures and promptly distribute any surplus funds to donors or the General Fund of the Treasury.
