About FireCongress.us
Non-partisan. Fully sourced. No agenda except accountability.
The Premise
Congress doesn't work for you. That's not a partisan statement — it's documented. Members of both parties routinely vote in ways that benefit their major donors, not their constituents. They serve for decades regardless of performance, protected by incumbency, gerrymandering, and the assumption that elections don't really change things.
But they do. You hired every single one of them. And you can fire them — every two years for the House, every six for the Senate. That power is real, and it's yours to use.
FireCongress.us exists to make that decision easier by giving you documented, sourced facts about what your representatives actually do — not what they say, not what their ads claim.
How We Research
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Campaign Finance (OpenSecrets.org)
We check who's writing the checks. Top donors, industry totals, PAC money — all public record.
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Voting Records (ProPublica Congress API)
How often do they show up? How do they actually vote? Missed votes, party-line rates, specific bills.
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Positions & Ratings (VoteSmart.org)
Interest group ratings across the political spectrum. Do they vote the way they campaign?
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News & Investigations
Recent reporting from major outlets and investigative journalism. No anonymous sources — everything cited.
Our Commitment to Balance
We maintain a strict 50/50 split between Democrats and Republicans. Corporate corruption, donor capture, and failure to represent constituents are not partisan problems — they exist on both sides, and we report on both sides equally.
If you think we're skewing in any direction, look at the Accountability Balance meter on the homepage. It shows the current split in real time. If it drifts, the next report corrects it.
A Note on AI Assistance
Research drafts for this site are assisted by AI (Claude). Every claim is verified against primary sources before publication. If you find a factual error or a broken source link, the methodology is clear: the primary sources listed at the bottom of each article are what matter. We welcome corrections.