The Times has another entry in a long list of articles discussing ethics rules and convention events. For instance, members of Congress cannot be singled out to be honored at events, but if they are members of a state delegation, the whole group can be honored. And the rules can vary for House and Senate […]
Category: HLOGA
LD-203 Blowback
“This is insanity. It is grossly overreacting on the part of the Hill,” said Jade West, senior vice president for government relations for the [National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors]. “What it’ll do is make sure that none of us downtown gives awards anymore. Nobody will take them anymore.”
LD-203 Data
CQ Today Online News provides an interesting report based on data required to be disclosed by lobbyists on the new LD-203. Craig Holman of the watchdog group Public Citizen said his organization has tried to track lobbying contributions in the past, but only now with the aid of the new reporting requirements, will it be […]