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16Better32 on Jun 16, 2016

• Publish more data on the money the government spends and so the taxpayers can better scrutinize where their money is going. All data should be published in an accessible, searchable, and reliable format.
• Link financial data to performance data across the government so taxpayers know what programs are working—and what programs are not.
• Toughen subpoena power to require the executive branch to cooperate with congressional investigations.

• Simplify the complicated by writing legislation in plain language and with clear instructions to bureaucrats to prevent excessive regulations.
• Expedite legal action against the executive branch to clear up disputes surrounding the separation of powers.
• Let the watchdogs work by giving inspectors general more authority to go after fraud.
• Crowdsource oversight by strengthening the Freedom of Information Act and the preservation of records.

Participating counts on VoteMatch question 32. Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
• Topic: Government Reform
• Headline: More reporting, more watchdogs, and more oversight (Score: 2)
  
  
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• Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.