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POGO’s experts push policymakers to enact commonsense reforms that tackle waste, corruption, and abuse of power; hold those who’ve violated the public trust accountable; protect our constitutional rights; and make the government work for all people.

  1. Collage of the U.S. Capitol, the Constitution, a magnifying glass, military vehicles, F-35s, money, and soldiers.
    Report

    POGO’s Priorities for an Effective 119th Congress

     The 119th Congress can and should take steps to reclaim its role as the first branch among equals.

  2. Collage of the U.S. Capitol, people in business suits in front of a government building, and the White House.
    Analysis

    Abuses of the Vacancies Act

    Vacancies Act abuses allow the president to circumvent the Senate

  3. Collage of the White House, the U.S. Capitol, and between them, square bits and pieces cut up from a flat hundred dollar bill.
    Analysis

    The Power of the Purse and Congress’s Fiscal Responsibility

    Congress must reclaim fiscal responsibility, from inception to execution.

  4. Collage of a three person committee, a handshake, a magnifying glass, and the U.S. House floor.
    Analysis

    Congressional Oversight and Investigations

    Investigations from the 118th Congress show the promise and pitfalls of congressional oversight.

  5. Collage of police in riot gear, a political figure on a podium, and the U.S. Capitol.
    Analysis

    The Sweeping Presidential Powers Allowed by National Emergencies

    There are no checks on when a president can declare an emergency and invoke sweeping powers. Congress can and should pass reforms to change that.

  6. Collage of the U.S. Capitol, the White House, the seal of the U.S. president, and a group of soldiers.
    Analysis

    Congress Must Reclaim and Reassert War Power

    The Constitution is clear: Congress, not the president, should be the branch deciding when our nation goes to war. 

  7. Collage of an F-35, the Pentagon, a businessman fixing his tie, and a hundred dollar bill.
    Analysis

    Congressional Oversight of Defense Spending

    The 119th Congress can improve the way it oversees the development and acquisition of major weapons and other systems.

  8. Collage showing a line of military and police vehicles and a clipping from the Insurrection Act.
    Fact Sheet

    Fact Sheet: Reforming the Insurrection Act

    Reforming the Insurrection Act should be a key priority for the 119th Congress.

  9. Collage of stacks of hundred dollar bills increasing from left to right like a bar chart. In the background is a clipping from the Antideficiency Act.
    Fact Sheet

    Fact Sheet: Reclaim Congress’s Vital Power of the Purse

    Congress must not cede its power to direct federal spending.

  10. Square bits and pieces float haphazardly at the top of the canvas but start to form the shape of a flat hundred dollar bill as they move downward.
    Fact Sheet

    Fact Sheet: Increase Federal Spending Transparency

    Congress can enact reforms that help prevent fraud and better track where taxpayer dollars are going.

  11. Collage of the White House and a clipping from the National Emergencies Act.
    Fact Sheet

    Fact Sheet: Reforming the National Emergencies Act

     Congress must check the president’s massive emergency powers.

  12. Collage of U.S. Capitol in black-and-white with simple shapes.
    Fact Sheet

    Fact Sheet: How Congress can Strengthen its Oversight Capacity

    Too often, Congress struggles to conduct essential oversight. It has the tools to change that. 

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