Office of Compliance (OOC)

House Admin Agrees To Give Workers' Rights Office Email Access

Rachel Slajda | July 14, 2010, 11:26AM

Yesterday, we told you that the Congressional office charged with protecting Capitol employees issued a report claiming they couldn't even contact the same employees they are supposed to protect. Someone, the report said, had blocked them from getting staffers' email addresses.

The Office of Compliance report appears to have done the job of getting the office access to staffers -- somewhat. The office will now have access to the House email system, so it can send employees information about their rights when it comes to workplace safety and harassment. In an email obtained by TPMmuckraker, the Committee on House Administration announced that it would help the OOC get out information through the system.

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Topics: Committee on House Administration, Office of Compliance (OOC), Sexual harassment

Peter Roskam

GOP Rep Runs Taxpayer-Funded Campaign-Style Ads On 'Out Of Control Spending'

Justin Elliott | March 5, 2010, 2:56PM

Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) is running campaign-style Web ads for a "tele-town hall" on "out of control spending" that are financed by taxpayer dollars -- and the ads were OKed as permissible under House rules.

The ads, which you can check out one version of below, are set on an American flag background and include a red-white-and-blue button that reads "Congressman."

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Topics: Committee on House Administration, Peter Roskam, Republicans, Taxes, Taxpayer Dollars, Tele-Town Halls