A city or any other special interest that doesn't hire a lobbyist will tend to be overlooked by lawmakers. |
Don Sherwood is not an essential member of Congress. They don't need him to be in Washington. |
He's in a difficult situation. |
His name keeps coming up all the time in all the meetings I'm going to. His name keeps coming all the time, so I presume he's very active working with the senators. |
I have limited expectations for both the House and Senate ethics committees. |
I'm a lobbyist, and I have no interest in shutting down lobbying. |
If you're offering advice to your trustee, that's not a blind trust. |
It seems like 12 might be the upper limit. We only got 12 on the rule, and that was seen as the easier vote for us because some members saw it as undemocratic. |
McCain has been missing in this debate. He was missing in action when it first starting flaring at the end of last year. |
That?s undue influence, something that should just be banned right across the board. |
The revolving door is spinning out of control and it really casts Congress in a very negative light. |
The Senate ethics rules are so weak that a senator is not required to set up a blind trust if there is a conflict of interest. |
These are not friends. These are people who have business with the government. Governor Taft has talked about the principles of ethics in government, but it's unfortunate he chooses not to live by them. |
They are allowed to do a substantial amount of political activity, but they are not allowed to make it their primary purpose. |
They are bowing out of the greatest ethics scandals we have ever seen. |