Mary Jo Kilroy: “I came here to change the ``politics as usual'' approach and to help bring reform. The Attorney General is given the…”

“I came here to change the ``politics as usual'' approach and to help bring reform. The Attorney General is given the responsibility to report back to Congress with policy recommendations about how best to improve the Lobbying Disclosure Act going forward and about how to make the processing and enforcement seem self-funded. I believe that the taxpayers should not have to shoulder the heavy burden of playing watchdog to this industry and that the creation of a self-sustaining system could be possible. My legislation changes the current disclosure rule that previously prevented the Department of Justice from publishing the name and firm of anyone in violation of the Lobbying Disclosure Act. We will now know the names of the lobbyists who continue to file late or to file incorrect information. This change reminded me of a phrase I heard recently: ``What you can't get through altruism, you must get through shame.''”