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Saturday, March 02, 2019

Mike Braun, Rick Scott Propose Permanent Lobbying Ban for Former Lawmakers

Sens. Mike Braun (R-IN) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a bill on Friday that would prevent former lawmakers from using their influence on Capitol Hill from lobbying.

Braun and Scott introduced the Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust (BLAST) Act, that would block former lawmakers from lobbying their friends on Capitol Hill. Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) introduced the companion legislation in the House.

“One of the reasons I left the private sector for Washington was to help President Trump drain the swamp, and we can accomplish this by permanently banning Congressmen and Senators from lobbying Capitol Hill,” said Braun in a statement on Friday. “Together we can end the revolving door of career politicians coming to Washington, spending time in Congress, then enriching themselves from their service to the American people.”

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

This will be a tough nut to crack.

Anonymous said...

Who will you get to vote for that, when defeated for congress they can always lobby, long life, permanent employment

Anonymous said...

Use a mallet. To hit the nutty congressmen and senators of course.LOL

Anonymous said...

Will never happen

Anonymous said...

TERM LIMITS! stop the lifetime jobs, two term max of 6 years a term for every elected POS!

Rebel Without a Clue said...

Excellent suggestion.