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  • UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO U.S. Government Institutions and the Economy a Dissertation Submitted in Partial Satisfaction
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO U.S. Government Institutions and the Economy A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics by Grant Erik Johnson Committee in charge: Professor Julie Berry Cullen, Co-Chair Professor Valerie Ramey, Co-Chair Professor Jeffrey Clemens Professor Zoltan Hajnal Professor Thad Kousser 2018 Copyright Grant Erik Johnson, 2018 All rights reserved. The Dissertation of Grant Erik Johnson is approved and is acceptable in quality and form for publication on microfilm and electronically: Co-Chair Co-Chair University of California San Diego 2018 iii DEDICATION To my parents, Kirk and Amy. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Signature Page . iii Dedication . iv Table of Contents . v List of Figures . vii List of Tables . ix Acknowledgements . xi Vita........................................................................ xiii Abstract of the Dissertation . xiv Chapter 1 Procuring Pork: Contract Characteristics and Channels of Influence . 1 1.1 Introduction . 2 1.2 Background . 7 1.3 Contract Concentration Index . 11 1.4 Data and Descriptive Statistics . 15 1.5 Empirical Framework . 17 1.6 Results . 19 1.6.1 Identification . 19 1.6.2 Baseline . 23 1.6.3 Own-Jursidiction vs. Other Procurement Spending . 24 1.7 Conclusion . 26 Chapter 2 Institutional Determinants of Municipal Fiscal Dynamics . 29 2.1 Introduction . 30 2.2 Background . 32 2.2.1 Municipal Governments . 32 2.2.2 Tax and Expenditure Limitations (TELs) . 35 2.3 Data................................................................ 37 2.3.1 Shock Construction . 37 2.3.2 Descriptive Statistics . 39 2.4 Empirical Strategy . 41 2.5 Results . 42 2.5.1 Main Results .
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  • June 7, 2006 the Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington
    June 7, 2006 The Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Attorney General Gonzales: Democracy 21 believes it is essential that you take all steps necessary to ensure that there is no political interference with the criminal investigations being conducted by the Public Integrity Section of the Justice Department and by U.S. Attorney offices in California concerning political corruption and potential criminal conduct by members of Congress. We strongly urge you to provide assurances to the public, and to the government prosecutors handling these cases, that you will not allow any political interference in these matters. These criminal investigations must be pursued wherever they lead, regardless of any political pressures that might be applied by members of Congress or others to influence the cases. Our concerns about possible political interference in these matters have only been heightened by the reactions of House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and other House leaders to the Justice Department’s obtaining of records from the congressional office of Representative William Jefferson (D-LA), pursuant to a court-approved search warrant. Regardless of the constitutional issues that may or may not be involved in the search of Representative Jefferson’s office, the overreactions of Chairman Sensenbrenner and other House members to the execution of a court-approved search warrant has raised concerns that enforcement officials are being warned to stay away from investigations involving members of Congress. This has occurred at a time, furthermore, when the Public Integrity Section’s investigation into the Jack Abramoff corruption scandals has reached a critical stage.
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  • MICROCOMP Output File
    FINAL EDITION OFFICIAL LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES AND THEIR PLACES OF RESIDENCE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS . JANUARY 4, 2001 Compiled by JEFF TRANDAHL, Clerk of the House of Representatives http://clerk.house.gov Republicans in roman (222); Democrats in italic (208); Independents in SMALL CAPS (2); vacancies (3) 1st VA, 4th MN, 32d CA; total 435. The number preceding the name is the Member’s district. ALABAMA 1 Sonny Callahan ........................................... Mobile 2 Terry Everett ............................................... Enterprise 3 Bob Riley ..................................................... Ashland 4 Robert B. Aderholt ...................................... Haleyville 5 Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Jr. ........................ Huntsville 6 Spencer Bachus ........................................... Vestavia Hills 7 Earl F. Hilliard ........................................... Birmingham ALASKA AT LARGE Don Young ................................................... Fort Yukon ARIZONA 1 Matt Salmon ................................................ Mesa 2 Ed Pastor ..................................................... Phoenix 3 Bob Stump ................................................... Tolleson 4 John B. Shadegg .......................................... Phoenix 5 Jim Kolbe ..................................................... Tucson 6 J. D. Hayworth ............................................ Scottsdale ARKANSAS 1 Marion Berry ............................................... Gillett
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  • 051205 Congress Reform
    SPECIAL PRESENTATION “A PROPOSAL TO MAKE CONGRESS WORK AGAIN: A PANEL DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES” MODERATOR: SCOTT LILLY, SENIOR FELLOW, CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS FEATURING: REP. DAVID OBEY, (D-WI), RANKING MEMBER, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS REP. BARNEY FRANK, (D-MA), RANKING MEMBER, COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES REP. DAVID PRICE, (D-NC), MEMBER, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS REP. TOM ALLEN, (D-ME), MEMBER, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE NORM ORNSTEIN, RESIDENT SCHOLAR, AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE; COAUTHOR, BROKEN BRANCH 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM MONDAY, DECEMBER 05, 2005 TRANSCRIPT PROVIDED BY DC TRANSCRIPTION & MEDIA REPURPOSING JOHN PODESTA: (In progress) – Center for American Progress. And I want to welcome you here for the presentation of “A Proposal to Make Congress Work Again.” I want to begin by welcoming our panelists. We’re joined, in addition to our senior fellow, Scott Lilly, by Congressman David Obey, Congressman Barney Frank, Congressman David Price, Congressman Tom Allen, and Norm Ornstein. I think that people on both sides of the aisle will join me in saying, in addition to these senior members and Norm, these are people who care about Congress, who care about the House, who indeed care about our democracy. And I think, as the title of this panel implies, “Making Congress Work Again” – I think it is clear that things on Capitol Hill, and I think particularly in the House of Representatives, have gotten seriously off-track. That’s why I think this package that these senior members have pulled together is so vital.
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  • The 15 Most Corrupt Members of Congress Featuring
    CREW’S MOST THE 15 MOST CORRUPT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FEATURING A Project of TABLE OF CONTENTS ______________________________________________________________________________ Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................1 Methodology....................................................................................................................................2 The Violators A. Members of the House.............................................................................................3 I. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) ...............................................................................4 II. Ken Calvert (R-CA).....................................................................................9 III. Nathan Deal (R-GA)..................................................................................18 IV. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)............................................................................24 V. Jerry Lewis (R-CA)...................................................................................27 VI. Alan Mollohan (D-WV).............................................................................44 VII. John Murtha (D-PA)..................................................................................64 VIII. Charles Rangel (D-NY).............................................................................94 IX. Laura Richardson (D-CA).......................................................................110 X. Pete Visclosky
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  • CONGRESSIONAL RECORD— Extensions of Remarks E583 HON
    April 13, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð Extensions of Remarks E583 TAX LIMITATION CONSTITUTIONAL Burks Via was born in Roanoke, VA, June an incisive mind, integrity, common sense, AMENDMENT 7, 1917. He joined the Marine Corps on his and a full measure of compassion. His career birthday in 1938. After the Royal Canadian Air marks a time of great change in San Diego, HON. CASS BALLENGER Force trained him as a pilot, he flew missions from its past as a quiet Navy town, to its OF NORTH CAROLINA in the South PacificÐ207 from American present as a dynamic multicultural high-tech IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Samoa and 40 from Munda, Bougaineville, community. Thursday, April 13, 2000 and Guadalcanal. He is survived by his wife, Martha Via piloted the first Marine Corps aircraft to Monagan-Hart, his three children, and three Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, I am land in Hong Kong after end of World War II. grandchildren. Our thoughts and prayers go pleased to be a cosponsor of the Tax Limita- As the United States worked for post-war out to the family of the late Judge Edward J. tion Amendment 2000 (H.J. Res. 94), intro- peace and stability in Asia, he served with the Schwartz. He will truly be missed. duced by our Republican colleague Rep- First Marine Air Wing in Tsingato, China. f resentative PETE SESSIONS (R±TX). I firmly be- When Chinese Communist forces grew strong- lieve that we need this amendment to insure er, and turned their gun sights to U.S. Ma- CELEBRATION OF THE 35TH ANNI- that, in virtually every circumstance, a tax in- rines, he flew the final missions out of VERSARY OF THE SERVICE crease would require a two-thirds vote in both Chengchun, Mukden, and Peiping.
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  • Congressional Directory CALIFORNIA
    40 Congressional Directory CALIFORNIA FORTY-SIXTH DISTRICT DANA ROHRABACHER, Republican, of Huntington Beach, CA; born in Coronado, CA, on June 21, 1947; graduated Palos Verdes High School, CA, 1965; attended Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington, CA, 1965–67; B.A., Long Beach State College, CA, 1969; M.A., Univer- sity of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1975; writer/journalist; speechwriter and special assist- ant to the President, The White House, Washington, D.C., 1981–88; assistant press secretary, Reagan/Bush Committee, 1980; reporter, City News Service/Radio News West, and editorial writer, Orange County Register, 1972–80; elected on November 8, 1988, to the 101st Congress; reelected to each succeeding Congress. Office Listings http://www.house.gov/rohrabacher 2338 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 ................................. (202) 225–2415 Chief of Staff/Legislative Director.—Richard T. (Rick) Dykema. FAX: 225–0145 Communications Director.—Aaron Lewis. 101 Main Street, Suite 380, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 ........................................ (714) 960–6483 District Director.—Kathleen M. Hollingsworth. Counties: ORANGE COUNTY (part). Communities of Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Westminster (part), Seal Beach, Santa Ana (part), Midway City, Garden Grove (part), Newport Beach (part), Sunset Beach, Surfside. LOS ANGELES COUNTY (part). Communities of Avalon, Long Beach (part), Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, and San Pedro (part).
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  • Status of Most Corrupt Alumni……………………………………………………45
    TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………………….1 Chapter I: A Foundation for Failure………………………………………………………………3 Chapter II: Ethics Transformed, but Under Attack………………………………………………15 Chapter III: Solutions…………………………………………………………………………….23 Appendices……………………………………………………………………………………….25 Appendix A: Most Corrupt Alumni and Ignored Allegations of Misconduct…………………...26 Appendix B: History of the Ethics Committees…………………………………………………30 Appendix C: Appropriated Budgets of the House and Senate Ethics Committees and OCE…....37 Appendix D: OCE Actions……………………………………………………………………....38 Appendix E: Alumni List Numbers……………………………………………………………...39 Appendix F: Status of Most Corrupt Alumni……………………………………………………45 Appendix G: Alleged Violations by Alumni of CREW’s “Most Corrupt” Reports…………….46 Appendix H: Alumni of CREW’s Most Corrupt (Current Members of Congress)……………...47 THE MOST CORRUPT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS “UNFINISHED BUSINESS” Earmarking for personal gain. Skirting campaign finance laws. Adultery and sexual harassment. CREW has spent the past five years shining a spotlight on the extensive violations of the public trust committed by members of Congress. After publishing five “Most Corrupt Members of Congress” reports, it’s clear that the system for holding accountable those members of Congress who sacrifice the public interest for special interests is not working. Whether members take bribes, violate gift rules, or flout campaign finance regulations, those charged with enforcement look the other way. Over the past five years, CREW has uncovered more than 425 instances of potential violations of ethics rules by no fewer than 56 members of Congress. Of those, 37 members have never been investigated by any of the congressional ethics bodies, and 26 “Most Corrupt” members continue to serve in Congress. Because of that, this year, CREW is naming the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and the Senate Select Committee on Ethics to its “Most Corrupt” list, for standing by and allowing members of Congress to break the rules with impunity.
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  • HR264-XXX.Ps
    1 Union Calendar No. 145 109TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 109–264 R E P O R T ON THE REVISED SUBALLOCATION OF BUDGET ALLOCATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 SUBMITTED BY MR. LEWIS OF CALIFORNIA, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS NOVEMBER 2, 2005.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 49–006 WASHINGTON : 2005 SBDV 2006–4 VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:10 Nov 05, 2005 Jkt 049006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR264.XXX HR264 E:\seals\Congress.#13 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS JERRY LEWIS, California, Chairman C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin RALPH REGULA, Ohio JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota JIM KOLBE, Arizona STENY H. HOYER, Maryland JAMES T. WALSH, New York ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana ERNEST J. ISTOOK, JR., Oklahoma NITA M. LOWEY, New York HENRY BONILLA, Texas JOSE´ E. SERRANO, New York JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut JACK KINGSTON, Georgia JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi ED PASTOR, Arizona RANDY ‘‘DUKE’’ CUNNINGHAM, California DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina TODD TIAHRT, Kansas CHET EDWARDS, Texas ZACH WAMP, Tennessee ROBERT E. ‘‘BUD’’ CRAMER, JR., Alabama TOM LATHAM, Iowa PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky JAMES E.
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  • Pages 153 Through 176 (Delegates)
    S T A T E D E L E G A T I O N S State Delegations Number which precedes name of Representative designates Congressional district. Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents in bold. ALABAMA SENATORS Richard C. Shelby Jeff Sessions REPRESENTATIVES [Republicans, 5; Democrats, 2] 1. Sonny Callahan 5. Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Jr. 2. Terry Everett 6. Spencer Bachus 3. Bob Riley 7. Earl F. Hilliard 4. Robert B. Aderholt ALASKA SENATORS Ted Stevens Frank H. Murkowski REPRESENTATIVE [Republican, 1] At Large—Don Young 155 STATE DELEGATIONS ARIZONA SENATORS John McCain Jon Kyl REPRESENTATIVES [Republicans, 5; Democrat, 1] 1. Jeff Flake 4. John B. Shadegg 2. Ed Pastor 5. Jim Kolbe 3. Bob Stump 6. J.D. Hayworth ARKANSAS SENATORS Tim Hutchinson Blanche Lambert Lincoln REPRESENTATIVES [Republicans, 3; Democrat, 1] 1. Marion Berry 3. John Boozman 2. Vic Snyder 4. Mike Ross 156 STATE DELEGATIONS CALIFORNIA SENATORS Dianne Feinstein Barbara Boxer REPRESENTATIVES [Republicans, 19; Democrats, 32; Vacant (1)] 1. Mike Thompson 27. Adam Schiff 2. Wally Herger 28. David Dreier 3. Doug Ose 29. Henry A. Waxman 4. John T. Doolittle 30. Xavier Becerra 5. Robert T. Matsui 31. Hilda L. Solis 6. Lynn C. Woolsey 32. Diane E. Watson 7. George Miller 33. Lucille Roybal-Allard 8. Nancy Pelosi 34. Grace F. Napolitano 9. Barbara Lee 35. Maxine Waters 10. Ellen O. Tauscher 36. Jane Harman 11. Richard W. Pombo 37. Juanita Millender-McDonald 12. Tom Lantos 38. Stephen Horn 13. Fortney Pete Stark 39. Edward R. Royce 14. Anna G. Eshoo 40. Jerry Lewis 15.
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  • This Is the Beginning of U
    FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION WASHINGTON. D.C. 20M3 THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF U # ETFII.ED 0139F- A ND auvoata ANALuss IlptR$&L TO, I18 December 1990 ANLYST: ,Todd Gerlau'glh I. COMmITmiB: Committee to Elect "Duke" Cunningham (C00242446) Kenneth Burnell Batson, Treasurer 4177 Yale Avenue La Mesa, CA 92041 II. RELEVANT STATUTE: 2 U.S.C. 5434(a)(6) 11 CFR 5104.5(f) NO Ill. BACKGROUND: Failure to File Forty-Eight Hour Notifications The Committee to Elect "Duke" Cunningham ("the Committee") has failed to file the required Forty-Eight (48) o Hour Notifications ("48-Hour Notices") for seven (7) contributions/loans totaling $20,250 received prior to the 1990 Primary Election. The candidate was involved in the 1990 Primary Election held on June 5, 1990. Prior Notice was sent to the Committee on April 30, 1990 (Attachment 2). The Notice includes a section titled "Last Minute Contributions". This section reads "Committees must also file special notices on contributions of $1,000 or more, received during the period May 17 through June 2, 1990. The notice must reach the appropriate federal and state offices within 48 hours of the committee's receipt." Schedules A and C of the 1990 July Quarterly Report indicate that the Committee failed to file seven (7) 48-Hour Notices for contributions/loans received during the afore- mentioned reporting period (Attachment 3). The following is a list of the contributions for which no 48-Hour Notices were filed: (asreir. ,~N DOW A* Adam 5. Lee Poses,$1,0 Ben R. Rechter ",. i :/0 $ 1,000. Christopher COx Co q? :_t*l Randall Cunningha 0 $ 2,000 Randall Cunningham (I0an) 0S/31/90 $10,250 Randall Cunningham (loan) 06/02/90 $ 4,000 On September 18, 1990, a Request for Additional Information ('RFAI") was sent to the Committee (Attachment 4).
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  • Remarks at Camp Pendleton, California May 29, 2001
    Administration of George W. Bush, 2001 / May 29 This week the second Global Forum on is an important foreign policy objective for Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding In- my administration. The United States is tegrity will help to keep the promotion of committed to bringing renewed energy to integrity and transparency high on the the global anticorruption agenda and to in- international agenda. I want to underscore creasing the effectiveness of the American the United States’ support for the Global policies and programs that address this im- Forum’s work, applaud the large number portant issue. of participating states, and especially, thank I salute the work of delegates to the sec- the Government of The Netherlands for ond Global Forum, and I strongly support hosting this event. your important objectives. Increasing accountability and trans- parency in governance around the world Remarks at Camp Pendleton, California May 29, 2001 The President. Thank you all very much. where we swore in a group of sailors and General Hagee, thank you very much. marine airmen to a new term. Two days Thank you for your warm welcome here later I had the honor of giving the com- at the white house—— mencement address at Annapolis at the Naval Academy. And yesterday I had the [At this point, there was an interruption high privilege of laying a wreath at the in the audience.] Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington Ceme- The President. Thank you. Behave your- tery. I spent a lot of quality time with a self. [Laughter] lot of quality people, the people who wear General Hanlon, thank you very much.
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