President Obama announced a proposal to reform lobbyist disclosure tonight. It’s time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my Administration or Congress. (Note: “#SOTU” is a hashtag designed for Twitter followers tracking comments about the State of the Union. The titles of my posts are automatically […]
Day: January 27, 2010
President calls for earmark reform, another website #SOTU
Earmark reform? There would be an app for that, if President Obama’s State of the Union proposal is adopted: I’m also calling on Congress to continue down the path of earmark reform. You have trimmed some of this spending and embraced some meaningful change. But restoring the public trust demands more. For example, some members […]
President Obama to seek new lobbyist contribution limit #SOTU
According to The Times, President Obama will address lobbyist contributions tonight. The speech reportedly explains: . . .[I]t’s time to put strict limits on the contributions that lobbyists give to candidates for federal office. Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests – including foreign companies […]