House Committee Bars Publication of Reports by Congressional Research Service
The House Appropriations Committee has denied funding to the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to make its reports available to the taxpayers who pay for those reports. CRS’s talents lie in dissecting policy issues without regard to the ideological biases of those making its budget. Former CRS analyst Kevin Kosar wrote earlier this year that their reports are often not respected by Congress. "Lawmakers ignored our work or trashed us if our findings ran contrary to their beliefs,” he said.