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[Accessibility statement](https://www.washingtonpost.com/accessibility/)[Skip to main content](https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/tony-romm/#main-content) [Democracy Dies in Darkness](https://www.washingtonpost.com/)  # Tony Romm ## Washington, D.C. Economic policy and accountability reporter. Tony Romm is the economic policy and accountability reporter at The Washington Post, where he traces the impact of federal law on people’s lives. His work aims to answer questions that are often overlooked in the nation's capital: What happens after a bill is approved in Congress and signed at the White House? Are its loftiest goals achieved? Or do its promising policies and pots of taxpayer cash get snagged on the rocks of waste, fraud and bureaucratic inertia? Romm previously served as the newspaper's congressional economic policy reporter, chronicling the oft-fraught debates over issues i Education: American University, BA in Journalism Read more [email](mailto:tony.romm%40washpost.com)[twitter](https://x.com/tonyromm)[Mastodon mastodon](https://journa.host/@tonyromm)[rss](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arcio/rss/author/Tony-Romm)[Share confidential news tips with The Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/anonymous-news-tips/)   Sign up [](https://www.washingtonpost.com/) ## Company * [About The Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/about-the-post/) * [Newsroom Policies & Standards](https://www.washingtonpost.com/policies-and-standards/) * [WP Creative Group](https://www.washingtonpost.com/creativegroup/archive/) * [Diversity & Inclusion](https://washingtonpost.com/about-the-post/workforce-demographics/) * [Careers](https://careers.washingtonpost.com/) * [Media & Community Relations](https://www.washingtonpost.com/public-relations/) * [Accessibility Statement](https://www.washingtonpost.com/accessibility/) ## 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