Lobbying and Ethics ‘Reform’
So much for Nancy Pelosi and ‘draining the swamp’ or ending the ‘culture of corruption’. Her claim that the Dems passed the ‘toughest ethics reform legislation is history’ is another myth from Washington. But she does have freshman Congress members like Betty Sutton and Gabrielle Giffords towing the party line on ethics oversight. The proposal for an independent panel on oversight is another myth. Congress still retains control over everything about it. That means nothing about it is independent. Just more lies out of Washington.
Stanford Matthews
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Lobbying and Ethics Reform Measure Produced Today Lacks Key Provisions
House Democratic Division Produces Modest Bill That Heads to Floor Next Week for Full House Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The lobbying and ethics reform bill (H.R. 2316) approved by the House Judiciary Committee today falls far short of the Democratic Party’s promise to American voters to make this Congress “the cleanest in history,” according to Public Citizen.
“Gridlock seldom produces great results, and this is no exception. Opposition within a sharply divided Democratic caucus has resulted in a failure to fulfill the promise of real reform,” said Laura MacCleery, director of Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division. “The Democratic leadership and freshman class are firmly committed to sweeping reforms, but many of the ‘old bulls’ of the caucus – who are now chairs of committees – have dug their heels in and are opposing changing the way business is done on Capitol Hill.”