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Sun Aug 25, 2019, 09:09 PM Aug 2019

For anti-corruption voters this ethics policy is a strong start

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/warren-proposes-lifetime-ban-on-members-of-congress-becoming-lobbyists-2018-08-21?

Sen. Elizabeth Warren cited recent Pew Research Center polling that found only 18% of Americans say they can trust the U.S. government to do the right thing to unveil her Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act on Tuesday, in a speech at the National Press Club.

The Massachusetts Democrat advocates a lifetime ban on lobbying by former members of Congress, Presidents, and agency heads and banning foreign lobbying and lobbyists donations to candidates and members of Congress. “The trial of Donald Trump’s campaign manager has exposed how foreign governments hide their efforts to influence the American government through lobbying. We should ban Americans from getting paid to lobby for foreign governments—period. If foreign governments want to express their views, they can use their diplomats,” said Warren.
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