If we’re going to have a Super Congress, it better be Super Transparent.

Congress pushed through the “Debt Ceiling” bill with almost no transparency. Let’s make sure the new “Super Congress” committee created by this bill operates in the open.

The Debt Ceiling bill recently signed into law creates a congressional committee (nicknamed the “Super Congress”) that will decide a precise debt reduction package Congress will likely vote on in December. Even as this power is given to 12 members of Congress, the new law says very little about how open it should be. Only the first meeting, the ultimate report and the vote on the final product are required to be public.

As the “Super Congress” decides where the $1.5 trillion dollar axe will fall or how new revenues will be raised, you can bet that a carnival of fundraising and lobbying will accompany the Committee’s negotiations. If this Committee isn't transparent about its work and the influence and special interests that are at play behind the scenes, it'll be a failure of public policy, and yet another black eye on Congress.

Sunlight demands that this new joint committee operate with a super level of accountability and transparency, rather than business as usual. There is precedent for every single one of our recommendations.

Help us demand accountability and transparency.