Carl Levin said "2 years ago, I introduced a bill to close loopholes in the lobbying registration laws and to ensure that the public has complete and accurate information about who is being paid how much to lobby Congress and the executive branch and on what issues. That bill, the Lobbying Disclosure Act, has been endorsed by the President and has been approved by overwhelming margins in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. It would finally make sense out of a set of confusing, overlapping, and unenforceable laws that have been in need of reform for more than 40 years. Unfortunately, we find ourselves unable to proceed to conference on that bill and to report the measure back to the Senate for final passage because it has become hung up on the issue of congressional gift rules. In my view, the Senate gift rules should be strong and they should be clear." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 4, 1994

2 years ago, I introduced a bill to close loopholes in the lobbying registration laws and to ensure that the public has complete and accurate information about who is being paid how much to lobby Congress and the executive branch and on what issues. That bill, the Lobbying Disclosure Act, has been endorsed by the President and has been approved by overwhelming margins in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. It would finally make sense out of a set of confusing, overlapping, and unenforceable laws that have been in need of reform for more than 40 years. Unfortunately, we find ourselves unable to proceed to conference on that bill and to report the measure back to the Senate for final passage because it has become hung up on the issue of congressional gift rules. In my view, the Senate gift rules should be strong and they should be clear.

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Carl Levin

Democratic · Michigan

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the Lobbying Disclosure Act and its delay due to congressional gift rules.

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