Adam Andrzejewski, CEO and founder of the government watchdog organization Open the Books.
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Secrecy at the National Institutes of Health Open the Books follows the money on Fauci, other government employees
In a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek sits down with Adam Andrzejewski, CEO and founder of the government watchdog organization OpenTheBooks.com, to discuss government spending. In particular, they look at Dr. Anthony Fauci’s contract and financials—he earns more than the president of
the United States—including Fauci’s hidden contract with the government and the reluctance of his employer, the National Institutes of Health, to disclose the earnings of its scientists, who receive royalties from third parties, such as pharmaceutical companies, for co-inventions. JAN JEKIELEK: Recently,
you made some headlines after being removed as a Forbes columnist when you published a report about Dr. Anthony Fauci’s personal finances. Before we go there, I want to talk about OpenTheBooks.com and the amazing work you do.
have a simple mission. It’s Every Dime, Online, in Real Time. Our vision is to post online every dime taxed and spent at every level of government across the country. Last year, we filed 47,000 Freedom of Information Act requests, the most in American history. We successfully captured $12 trillion worth of government spending. And we do this so people can follow the money and hold their elected officials accountable for tax and spending decisions. MR . JEKIELEK: Did you
just say that last year you filed 47,000 requests?
ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI:
MR . ANDRZEJEWSKI:
At OpenTheBooks.com, we
Yes, 47,000 FOIA requests.
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For the first time in our nation’s history, we’ve captured virtually every single public employee’s salary and pension record at every level. In school districts, for example, we have the salary payroll file displayed online. You can search those salaries for free from our website. MR . JEKIELEK: Why is
this important? MR . ANDRZEJEWSKI:
The American experiment is premised on the individual. We instituted a government to secure our rights, and our Founders knew the power of transparency and wrote it into the Constitution. Article 1, Section 9 states that an account of the receipts and expenditures of all public
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t OpenTheBooks.com, we have a simple mission,” Adam Andrzejewski said. “It’s Every Dime, Online, in Real Time. Our vision is to post online every dime taxed and spent at every level of government across the country.”
