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Give It Back!
Citizen Works is building a public interest Matrix to help you uncover how much money your members of Congress have taken from Enron, and whether they have given it back.

What You Can Do
Demand that your representative give back the money they took from Enron, WorldCom, Andersen and other companies that have defrauded workers, pension-holders and others.

Step One: Find out how much money your representatives took from Enron and other companies by using the search at right. For other companies, you can research how much money they took on the Center for Responsive Politics or at the Federal Elections Commission.

Step Two: Write or phone your member of Congress and tell them to give back the money they took from these companies. Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121, or look up your Senators' and your Representative's websites. Ask for a written response.

Step Three: Tell President Bush to give back the money he got on that questionable loan from Harken Energy. Bush has called on companies to stop giving such questionable loans to corporate executives. He should lead by example. Contact the White House by phone at (202) 456-1111 or fax at (202) 456-2461. Also see the related story, "Give it Back, Mr. President", from Alternet.


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View a statistical summary of the Matrix data, also available in tabulated form.

Enron's Matrix

The Washington Post reports that Enron used a computer program they call "the matrix," which "brought a scientific dimension to Enron's effort to seduce politicians and sway bureaucrats. ... With each proposed change in federal regulations, lobbyists punched details into a computer, allowing Enron economists in Houston to calculate just how much a rule change would cost. If the final figure was too high, executives used it as the cue to stoke their vast influence machine, mobilizing lobbyists and dialing up politicians who had accepted some of Enron's millions in campaign contributions."

(Joe Stephens, "Hard Money, Strong Arms and 'Matrix': How Enron Dealt with Congress, Bureaucracy," Washington Post, February 10, 2002, A01)

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