WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 30: Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert speaks during a Combating Corruption forum at the National Press Club on July 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke and called for stronger anti-corruption measures in the U.S. government by proposing a new independent Anti-Corruption Bureau. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)