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With @POGOwatchdog and @TheLugarCenter, we hosted the 23rd Oversight Boot Camp Oct. 1–2, bringing together congressional staff from both chambers and parties for hands-on oversight training. Thanks to instructors Dave Rapallo, Zack Schram, Lauren Holmes, and Tim Stretton!
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We are delighted to announce that the Levin Center’s Congressional Oversight Records Database (CORD) is expanding by adding the House Ethics Committee, Senate Ethics Committee, and House Armed Services Committee to its collection:
- U.S. House Ethics Committee: 99 reports from 1995 - 2025
- U.S. Senate Ethics Committee: 20 reports from 2008 - 2026
-U.S. House Armed Services Committee: 66 reports from 1992-2024
In total, this release adds 185 oversight reports, bringing the total number of congressional oversight reports housed in CORD to 2,504 from 36 congressional committees (and individual members’ offices). Click below to explore the database and our new additions!
cord-levin-center.org/
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The State Oversight Academy took our research on the road last week! We visited the @HouseArchives to dive into its records from the Three Mile Island committee. Thanks to the wonderful archivists for hosting us!
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New ad from GOP Rep. Tom Barrett features his wife and children talking about his cost-cutting at home:
"My dad loves a good thrift store. My dad's always turning off the lights. ... Our new car is older than I am. If it's not used, he's not buying it."
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Could Rebooting Congress Help Save American Democracy?
Join the Levin Center for Constitution Day as experts, educators, and civic leaders explore the Constitution's enduring impact and the importance of informed citizenship.
Learn more and register: levin-center.org/constitutio…
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HUGE: the Edmund Fitzgerald “I Voted” sticker was chosen and is available for clerks to order for the Nov. 3 general election, per @MichSoS
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We’re kicking off a series previewing policy committee sessions at the 2026 CSG West Annual Meeting — open to all attendees and focused on timely issues shaping the West.
First up: CSG West Health & Human Services Committee
💰 Following the Money: Legislative Oversight of Rural Health Transformation Funding
📅 Wednesday, July 8 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Salt Lake City, Utah | July 7–10, 2026
$50 billion in federal dollars is flowing into rural health infrastructure — and legislators need the right tools to make sure those funds reach the communities that need them most. Featuring @Benjamin_Eikey from the @Levin_Center for Oversight and Democracy, this session dives into practical oversight strategies for tracking grant dollars, closing accountability gaps, and driving real outcomes across the West.
Co-chaired by Rep. Matt Soper (CO) and Rep. My-Linh Thai (WA)
🔗 Registration and agenda: cvent.me/o3g4w8
See you in Salt Lake City!
#RuralHealth #HealthPolicy #LegislativeOversight #WesternStates #CSGWest2026
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Congressional hearings aren't just for lawmakers. They are a core way for the public to learn what the government is doing in its name. That function matters most when we are at war. Delaying public oversight weakens accountability when it is needed most.
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Built for the wild. Built for the moment.
Wolverines roam remote wilderness and dominate the hardwood.
Congratulations to the Michigan Wolverines on their NCAA championship. 🏆 🏀
ALT Wolverine standing at the edge of a gravel shoreline, looking toward the camera with water in the foreground. Photo by NPS.
Win. This. Game. #GoBlue
For the Fab 5. For Trey Burke. For John Beilein. For the Big 10. For Sweet 16 Tommy. For Willy and GBR. For Titus who doesn’t have a basketball program. For the Michigan Man way. For Jolin. For winning with class. For the Mud Bowl. For the Team The Team The Team . For Connor Stallions. For the Block M. For proving those who stay will become champions! For Dusty May. For proving you can have elite academics and athletics. For all the Walmart Wolverines. For every kid that dreamed of going to Michigan but didn’t get in and went to MSU. For greatness. For immortality. For all the Wolverines across the globe. Let’s go get this title for us! #Goblue 🇺🇸
Outlook autocomplete thinking I want to wish someone a Happy Thanksgiving in March is egregious given the progress of AI elsewhere.
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During the Renaissance, people in Venice would vote by dropping little balls into an urn.
The Italian word for “little ball” is ‘ballotta.’
Now any kind of secret voting, by ball, piece of paper, or voting machine, is called a ‘ballot.’
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We're happy to be supporting "The Future of Government Oversight," a one-day workshop Thursday, January 15, 2026 at the Virginia Tech Research Center in Arlington. Register to attend now!
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“Oversight is a cornerstone of our democracy...The work of holding government accountable is too important to leave in partisan hands," said Sen. Irwin. Michiganders deserve true oversight, which must include working together. We support this effort!
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In the last few years we've seen:
- The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer
- The Storming of the Capitol and pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC
- The break-in to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and the brutal on Paul Pelosi
- Multiple assassination attempts against Trump
- The assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of on State Senator John Hoffman and his wife
- Luigi Mangione's assassination of Brian Thompson
- The assassination of Charlie Kirk
Political violence is contagious. It is spreading. It is not confined to one side or belief system. It should terrify us all.
The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in it without fear of violence. Political violence is always an attack against us all. You have to be so blind not to see that.
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Michigan has four wins over the three programs listed below since the last week of November in 2023.
Michigan State has four total FBS wins during this same time frame.
