The House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct announced a hard 14 day deadline for privately-funded officially-connected travel pre-approval and new forms in this pink sheet. There is an exception to the 14 day requirement for last minute requests from media outlets to appear for an interview or appearance.
Month: September 2008
$700 Billion, 18,000 Lobbyists, 1 Week to Passage
“Rescue’s Rush Puts Lobbyists in a Crunch,” according to this Post story. Congress is currently attempting the unusual feat of passing major legislation in a single week, spurred by fear of an imminent economic collapse. The types of decisions that often take years of debate are being made in hours. And that has left little […]
Love HLOGA Style
The Post’s “Reliable Source” feature mentions some of the complications of Members of Congress who date. The tricky part about dating a congresswoman? On a trip to Ireland last year, “he paid for the hotel rooms. That, technically, was a gift, and we had to get special permission” from ethics overseers. Wow. What about, theoretically […]