http://www.capitolwatch.org Defending American Taxpayers from Ineffective Government and Wasteful Spending en-us http://www.capitolwatch.org/frontStory.php?ID=145 For years, members of the minority party in the Senate have log-jammed the appointment process by being able to place secret holds on candidates without ever having to justify their decisions. http://www.capitolwatch.org/frontStory.php?ID=144 The Social Security program is facing a well-publicized cash flow issue in the coming years, and actually will be paying out more this year than it is taking in, well ahead of the 15-20 years most thought it would take for this to occur. http://www.capitolwatch.org/frontStory.php?ID=143 As financial reform legislation is being debated in the Capitol, members of both parties, even those with said legislation before their committees, are reaping the benefits of Wall Street's coffers through an endless stream of fundraisers. http://www.capitolwatch.org/frontStory.php?ID=142 We would like to congratulate both primary winners Joe Sestak (PA) and Rand Paul (KY) on their victories in what we hope is only the beginning of a changing of the guard in Washington, DC. http://www.capitolwatch.org/frontStory.php?ID=141 In the aftermath of the attempted New York City car bombing, significant changes to the subsequent rights of the landmark 1966 Miranda court case are being considered.