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Tuesday, December 11, 2007 What Are Your Congressional Leaders Doing? Ever wonder what your Congressional leaders are doing? Well, you no longer have to wonder what some of your leaders are doing. The Sunlight Foundation has just launched the online version of its Punch Clock Campaign, which allows ordinary citizens insight into the daily activities of their Congressional leaders as daily schedules are posted. This Google Map mash-up also reveals the home location of persons meeting with elected officials. At present, only eight members have posted their daily schedules: Sen. Max Baucus, Rep.Kathy Castor, Rep. John Doolittle, Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Bill Nelson, Rep. Denny Rehberg, Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Sen. Jon Tester.
If your members are missing from the clock, try phoning their Congressional offices so their schedules can be added. Afterall, lawmakers that are willing to post schedules of who they've met with and why--show they have nothing to hide. Greater transparency, through tools such as these, helps improve our democracy and helps elected leaders gain more public trust by showing a greater sense of accountability.
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