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USA Today on STOCK Act: “Congress backpedals on ethics”

“… The latest example is the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, which explicitly bars lawmakers and staffers from spreading or trading on inside information. The law passed in 2012 only after CBS’ 60 Minutes aired a scathing report, based on a book by Peter Schweizer, exposing the way members of Congress profit from their lawmaking…”     To […]

Huffington Post: “Next Time, Read the Bill!”

“… Last year fewer than 60 bills emerged from Congress. (Some people might find this number too high.) What else are members doing with their time? Stupid me: dumb question! They are too busy raising money for their next political campaign. Or, if you follow the bipartisan examples cited in Peter Schweizer’s excellent book, Extortion: […]

The Sentinel Opinion Editorial: “Face of a Republican: What’s in it for America?”

“The more powerful the politician (or aspiring), the greater the likelihood the radio is playing the station WII-FM. The political system’s territory of items and relationships that are evaluated for strategic advantages or usefulness has become distorted, according to Peter Schweizer’s 2013 book, “Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own […]

POLITICO: Peter Schweizer Opinion Editorial: “When Barry Met Kathy”

“Journalists and pundits have begun offering lengthy postmortems to explain the causes of the ruinous Obamacare rollout. The debacle’s scale has surprised even progressives who supported the Affordable Care Act. After all, surely three and a half years provided ample time to prepare for a program President Obama calls his “most important initiative.” ”   To Read […]

Peter Schweizer Discusses ‘Extortion’ on the Diane Rehm Show

On December 4th, 2013 Peter Schweizer discusses his new book ‘Extortion’ with Diane Rehm during an interview on her show on NPR. Excerpt: “In recent years, money from special interest groups has flooded Washington. Many say it’s the root of our political dysfunction. But maybe conventional wisdom is wrong. Perhaps the problem lies not with […]

Beck Interview: Peter Schweizer exposes the ‘extortion’ going on in Washington D.C.

“It is common knowledge at this point that Washington D.C. is not the most moral place on earth, and on radio this morning Glenn was joined by Peter Schweizer, author of Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets, to talk more about the corruption in our government.”   To Read […]

700 Club Interview: “Extortion: Is Your Congressman Shaking You Down?”

“In his new book, Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes and Line Their Own Pockets, author Peter Schweizer tells the shocking truth about how lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been creating their own secret, private slush funds. How do they pay for them? Schweizer says they do it by shaking down […]

Schweizer Op-Ed: “At Least One Group of Americans Loves ObamaCare”

“Take a quick glance at ObamaCare’s busted multimillion-dollar website and the 3.5 million health insurance cancelation notices hitting American mailboxes and you might be tempted to dub the whole thing a disaster. But it’s not — at least not for the politically-connected crony companies and big money Obama fundraisers poaching your tax dollars to fix the debacle […]