Political Quotes

Let me ask the gentleman a question. Maybe a rhetorical question will do some good. Does the gentleman think the rules ought to permit him to go and play golf and have a lobbyist, whose job it is to convince him to vote for his client and…

But it arises out of the fact that today in the United States we have a set of lobbying statutes that do not work, do not require the disclosure of necessary information so that the public can know what is going on, does not tell those who…

My question is this, does the gentleman think that the rules of this place ought to permit him to have a lobbyist, whose job it is to influence him, pay for his greens fees?

I understand the sentiments behind the gentleman's words, but the point is that we are only relating this to people who are registered lobbyists, who in effect are the lawyers in the courtroom. They should not be able to take the judge to…