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ƒc They actually did what they said they would do. That is amazing. We have to be positive about it because the Senate passed the radical Ethics Reform Legislation setting up a veto proof margin in both houses of Congress... Way To Go Nancy Pelosi... Stay on their Ass, Harry Reid... - ƒc
Associated Press House wraps up legislative marathonWASHINGTON - Democrats, still riding high from their election sweep, were also celebrating successes with House completion of their "100 Hour" legislative blitz and Senate passage of major ethics and lobbying reform.Rules of the House of Representatives - Passed: 280-152 ( Vote Count )9/11Commission Recommendations Act - Passed: 299-128 ( Vote Count )Fair Minimum Wage Act - Passed: 315-116 ( Vote Count )Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act - Passed: 253-174 ( Vote Count )Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act - Passed: 255-170 ( Vote Count ) Continue Reading This Article... - • - Technorati Cosmos ( Blogs Who Link To This Article )
House wraps up legislative marathon
WASHINGTON - Democrats, still riding high from their election sweep, were also celebrating successes with House completion of their "100 Hour" legislative blitz and Senate passage of major ethics and lobbying reform.
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Associated Press Senate passes Democrats' ethics billThe bill, passed 96-2Bar lawmakers from accepting gifts and travel and lodging paid for by lobbyists.Extend from one to two years the time a former member must wait before he can engage in lobbying activities.Deny pensions to lawmakers convicted of serious crimes.Require more reporting by lobbyists on their activities.Require public disclosure of those home-state projects.Require senators hitching rides on private jets to pay full charter rates rather than the current practice of paying the far cheaper equivalent of a first class ticket.Require reporting by lobbyists who obtain small donations from clients and then "bundle" them into larger contributions to politicians.Prevent spouses of sitting members from lobbying the Senate.The Senate, on a 55-43 vote, approved an amendment pushed by Sen. Robert Bennett (news, bio, voting record), R-Utah, to strip a provision requiring reporting of "grass-roots" lobbying. Continue Reading This Article... - • - Technorati Cosmos ( Blogs Who Link To This Article )
Senate passes Democrats' ethics bill
The bill, passed 96-2
