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Hon. Michael G. Oxley: “My only problem with the lobbyist part of it is these gift bans and the so-called bans that we are going to have, which…”

On the recordMarch 24, 1994
My only problem with the lobbyist part of it is these gift bans and the so-called bans that we are going to have, which are going to make everybody in this House hire a lawyer just to make sure that they do not get stuck like Kay Bailey Hutchison got stuck.

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Discussing concerns about proposed gift bans for lobbyists.

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