I would like to talk against this amendment. I have been in the foundation field all my life. I frankly feel this is a smokescreen to curtail their activities. There is not a single shred of evidence from the GAO, the Inspector General, any of the accounting offices, or the IRS to say that any Federal money has been used for lobbying, period.
Opposing an amendment related to federal funding and lobbying activities.
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