The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which was created in the aftermath of the Enron and WorldCom scandals to police audit firms and to protect everyone who has a stake in the stock market, has proven a feckless enforcer of its own rules.
POGO found that Congress still fails to enforce ethics rules for fellows who function as staff but are paid by outside entities, and some fellows worked on issues directly related to the private groups writing their paychecks.
Elizabeth Warren and others spoke at a recent Coalition for Sensible Safeguards event on the Trump Administration’s deregulation policies and the impact they have on health and finances.
Every year during Sunshine Week, citizens across the country shine a light on the problems preventing Americans from enjoying the open government that they deserve.