"Republican opposition to these reforms, as seen by the almost farcical arguments that we have heard during this hearing, is obvious because they benefit from this broken system."
"It also closes the shadow lobbying loophole and requires that those who provide legislative, political, and strategic counseling services in support of someone else's lobbying activity is also require..."
"And so that is why H.R. 1--so much of what it is doing, frankly, is about restoring the legitimacy of government and the role of civic participation in young people's lives."