Carl Levin said "There is a proposal, however, that is acceptable to me as one Member that we keep the current limit of $250 on a gift from any source with a waiver possible from the Ethics Committee. That is the current rule which is that you have a maximum of $250 from any source, but you can then go and get a waiver. That is acceptable to me if it is acceptable to the body. I have no problems with that. Now, Senator Stevens said he would want to be on the floor if that were offered so he could exclude the spouse and dependents. But I can go either way on this one, either the close personal friend. You can have a gift without that limit if in your judgment it is a close personal friend, or we can restore the current limit of $250 and then have to go to the Ethics Committee for waivers over that $250." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 5, 1994

There is a proposal, however, that is acceptable to me as one Member that we keep the current limit of $250 on a gift from any source with a waiver possible from the Ethics Committee. That is the current rule which is that you have a maximum of $250 from any source, but you can then go and get a waiver. That is acceptable to me if it is acceptable to the body. I have no problems with that. Now, Senator Stevens said he would want to be on the floor if that were offered so he could exclude the spouse and dependents. But I can go either way on this one, either the close personal friend. You can have a gift without that limit if in your judgment it is a close personal friend, or we can restore the current limit of $250 and then have to go to the Ethics Committee for waivers over that $250.

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Carl Levin

Democratic · Michigan

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing gift limits and waivers in relation to ethics rules.

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