Tom Coburn actually said...

I don't believe lobbying reform is the problem. I believe Congress is, and we are going to do a lot of things over the next 3 to 6 months that are going to look good on paper, but until you change the motivations of the institution, you are not going to change the behavior.

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Senator Coburn critiques lobbying reform and emphasizes changing Congress's motivations.

01/25/2006

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