Fellow American,

The clock is ticking on Elon Musk’s DOGE revolution to win a lasting victory for government transparency before its mandate ends on July 4, 2026.

But my organization, Open the Books, has an innovative idea that would help make transparency a permanent part of the federal government.

It’s called “America’s Checkbook”, and it would allow YOU, the taxpayer, to view the Treasury payment system in REAL TIME like you would your OWN checkbook.

Your support today will help Open the Books make this idea reality before DOGE closes up shop. Will you give $25, $50, $100, or more today to help Open the Books give all taxpayers access to “America’s Checkbook”?

No other organization is better equipped to partner with DOGE to create this tool, Fellow American.

Open the Books was in part enabled by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, which I worked on when I was an aide to Senator Tom Coburn, who worked with then-Senator Barack Obama to pass the law.

This landmark transparency law put all government spending online for the first time.

It created the ecosystem of citizen activists and organizations that demand government accountability every day – an ecosystem I’m asking you to join today with your generous gift.

Open the Books has fostered this movement since our founding in 2011 and has built the largest private database of government spending at all levels in history.

My team and I are helping the DOGE commission, DOGE Caucus members, key committee members, and any interested members of Congress use our deep catalogue of research to develop concrete legislative proposals to downsize the administrative state and reorganize federal agencies.

We stand next to none in the field of assessing trillions of dollars in government spending – expertise DOGE is mining to achieve its ambitious goal of saving $2 trillion before July 4, 2026.

Will you help me and my team continue the work of exposing government waste, fraud, and abuse through next generation tools like “America’s Checkbook” and other urgent projects with your gift today?

Fellow American, I need your help to support ideas like “America’s Checkbook” because these revolutionary solutions for greater government transparency are already facing blowback from the Left.

You may remember that a federal judge already tried to bar Musk and his team from accessing the Treasury payment system.

But you have EVERY right to see how EVERY dime is being spent, online, and in real time.

That money belongs to you, after all, and not the administrative state.

You should be able to review “America’s Checkbook” just like you do your own bank account.

And that shouldn’t be a controversial statement. But it is.

The bloated bureaucracy doesn’t want you to know how they’re spending your tax dollars, so they’re scrambling to maintain the walls that block transparency.

You can shift the balance of power between Washington and We the People with your support for ideas like “America’s Checkbook”.

Can you chip in $25, $50, $100, or more today to help Open the Books continue calling out government waste, fraud, and abuse in real time by opening “America’s Checkbook”?

Fellow American, there’s never been a better time to capitalize on the energy and enthusiasm surrounding DOGE.

If we can open the books now, it will be nearly impossible for the enemies of government transparency and accountability to close them.

But DOGE is already several months into its 18-month mission. We need to act now if we’re going to truly help.

Can I count on your generous support for “America’s Checkbook” and other important efforts that will win a lasting victory for transparency before this moment passes American taxpayers by?

Thank you for taking a moment to consider joining the transparency revolution with your generous gift to Open the Books today.

John Hart

CEO, Open the Books

P.S. I have an idea I want to share with you that would give you an unprecedented amount of access to see how the Treasury Department is spending your tax dollars.

It’s called “America’s Checkbook,” and I’ve even pitched Elon Musk on this idea as something that could create a lasting victory for him and his team before DOGE winds down on July 4, 2026.

But more importantly, it would be a permanent win for American taxpayers and every citizen who cares about government transparency and accountability.

See above for more details on “America’s checkbook” – I hope you’ll consider chipping in any amount today to make this and other innovative ideas a reality.

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