Political Quotes

“Yes, it is correct. The committee-passed bill prohibits contributions by registered lobbyists to foundations or charities maintained or controlled by a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate. This prohibition, however, does not apply to contributions to a foundation or charity by anyone other than a registered lobbyist. The prohibition applies only to contributions by registered lobbyists. Under S. 349, the Lobbying Disclosure Act, a registered lobbyist is ``an individual who is employed or retained by another for financial or other compensation to perform services that include lobbying contacts.'' The term ``registered lobbyist'' does not cover ``an individual whose lobbying activities are incidental to, and are not a significant part of, the services provided by such individual to the client.'' In the committee report on S. 349, we interpret this level of activity to mean more than 10 percent of a person's working time. This definition is obviously not intended to cover the overwhelming majority of corporate chief executive officers, other corporate officers, or members of corporate boards.”