Congress sends financial transparency bill to White House BY Matthew Weigelt Published on Sept. 14, 2006 Congress is sending legislation to President Bush that would require the Office of Management and Budget to build a publicly accessible online database of who receives federal money. The House passed by voice vote the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (S. 2590) Sept. 13. “Sunshine is the best disinfectant,” said Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, on the House floor. Earlier this year, Davis and Majority Whip Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced a similar bill, which the House...