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14 Groups Call for Super Committee Transparency

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Letter Calling on Members of the Committee on Deficit Reduction to disclose contributions and meetings

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September15,2011TheHonorablePattyMurrayTheHonorableJebHensarlingTheHonorableMaxBaucusTheHonorableJohnKerryTheHonorableJonKylTheHonorableRobPortmanTheHonorablePatrickToomeyTheHonorableXavierBecerraTheHonorableDaveCampTheHonorableJamesClyburnTheHonorableFredUptonTheHonorableChrisVanHollenDearSenatorMurray,RepresentativeHensarlingandMembersoftheCommitteeonDeficitReduction:TheundersignedarewritingtourgeyoutoimmediatelytakestepstovoluntarilydisclosetheeffortsofoutsideintereststolobbyyouonmattersrelatedtotheCommitteeonDeficitReduction.Likewise,weurgeyoutoalsodisclosethecampaigncontributionsyoureceivebetweennowandthetimetheCommitteesubmitsitsfinalrecommendationstoCongress.Failuretoensuretransparencyofthesefundamentalavenuesofinfluencewillreinforcethepublic’smistrustoftheprocessandrisksdelegitimizingtheCommittee’swork.

YourcriticalworkonthisCommitteehasbegun,andyetthepublicremainsinthedarkaboutspecialinterests’attemptstoinfluenceyourdecision‐makingprocess,whetherbymeetingwithyouordonatingtoyourcampaigns.EffortstomaketheworkoftheCommitteetransparentbypostinginformationontheCommittee’snewwebsitearelaudable,asaredecisionstoforegoattendingfundraisersduringthistimeperiod.Unfortunately,neithershinesalightonwhomaybelobbyingorcontinuingtocontributetoyourcampaigns.BecauseneitherlobbyingdisclosurereportsnorcampaignfinancereportsarerequiredtobemadepublicuntilJanuary,thepublicwillnothaveaccesstothecriticalinformationcontainedinthosereportsuntillongaftertheDeficitCommitteehascompleteditswork.Disclosingmeetingsfromregisteredlobbyistsandotherspecialinterestsseekingassistancehasprecedent.TheObamaadministrationrequiredexecutivebranchofficialstodisclosemeetingsontheimplementationoftheTroubledAssetReliefProgram,theAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentActandtheWallStreetReformandConsumerProtectionAct.DisclosureofeffortstolobbyMembersofCongresssittingontheDeficitCommitteeisatleastascritical.