Members of Congress get to play King or Queen for a day. Special interest groups get to spend large undisclosed amounts of money to benefit members critical to their interests. Citizens get the short end of the stick.
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It's quite clear that the public fully understands what is going on in Washington -- and they adamantly oppose it.
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This is a classic example of why the ethics rules have to be reformed. The Scotland trip was a trip to play golf, pure and simple, and private interests should not be allowed to finance those kinds of trips and gain influence with members in return.
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The American people are looking for strong medicine to solve very serious problems they see in the way Washington works and the way lobbyists function in Congress. ... Now is the time to act.
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These are among the most insidious forms of buying influence.
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Most Democrats and most Republicans are approaching this particular fight on partisan grounds. But it is a simple proposition that groups whose purpose is to influence federal elections and are spending money to influence federal elections should comply with campaign finance laws.
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