The Congressional Accountability Project is an advocacy group
"which is affiliated with Ralph Nader."
In 1997 they accused a member of congress of staying at the home of "a lobbyist ... who had formerly been his chief of staff for 22 years"
("which could constitute free lodging") and thereby "violated the House gift ban."
[
Directed 1993-2007][His 2011 professional resume listed "1993-2007 Director, Congressional Accountability Project" and added "Ralph Nader founded the Congressional Accountability Project. Its mission is to oppose corruption in the U. S. Congress." ] by Gary Ruskin, the "self-styled Congressional reform organization" was "founded by" Nader, was described by The New York Times as "nonpartisan;"The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...
'' used the description "public watchdog."
The acronym CAP has been used.
Earlier operation
A 1991 issue of an Oklahoma newspaper mentioned "Claire Riley of the group" regarding selling "mantel clocks, clock radios, crystal goblets and ice buckets, brass candlesticks ... all priced below retail to varying degrees."[
Riley was described as "director of the Congressional Accountability Project" in a 1991 UPI story. and as "Lehigh Valley project director for the Congressional Accountability Project" in 1990. and worked on projects with Nader earlier.
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Name used generically
The words "''Congressional Accountability Project''" have been used generically:
* 2012 Press Release titled "''Release: ProgressNow's Colorado's Congressional Accountability Project In Full Swing
* 2018 headline "''AAHomecare recently launched a Congressional Accountability Project to ...''"
* "a revenue-generating program known as the Congressional Accountability Project" - a 1993 securities fraud case
Partisanship
Although ''The New York Times'' used the label "nonpartisan,"[ some have disagreed.]
See also
* Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader (; born February 27, 1934) is an American political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes.
The son of Lebanese immigrants to the Un ...
* Congressional Research Service
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a public policy research institute of the United States Congress. Operating within the Library of Congress, it works primarily and directly for members of Congress and their committees and staff on a c ...
References
External links
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Legal advocacy organizations in the United States
Political advocacy groups in the United States
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