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John Cornyn: “Last year, in the last Congress, we voted to support a civilian nuclear technology arrangement with the country of…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
Last year, in the last Congress, we voted to support a civilian nuclear technology arrangement with the country of India, and I voted for it. But one of the problems, for example, is that one of the individuals who was lobbying for that was a politician in India who gave between $1 million and $5 million to the foundation. That individual was actually lobbying Congress to pass that very same bill at the same time he is making a significant contribution to the foundation. Now, I am not suggesting anything untoward or improper about that, but I am pointing out the very real example of a perception of conflict of interest, which is something that I think we all would hope to avoid.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Discussing concerns about perceived conflicts of interest related to lobbying and contributions during a debate.

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