Craig Holman
Craig Holman
access buy daughter hire lobbyist lucrative spouse
What better way to buy access to a lawmaker than to hire the lawmaker's son, daughter or spouse as their lobbyist on a lucrative retainer?
action last mccain missing starting
McCain has been missing in this debate. He was missing in action when it first starting flaring at the end of last year.
interest shutting
I'm a lobbyist, and I have no interest in shutting down lobbying.
across banned
That?s undue influence, something that should just be banned right across the board.
both ethics house limited senate
I have limited expectations for both the House and Senate ethics committees.
active coming keeps meetings name presume time
His name keeps coming up all the time in all the meetings I'm going to. His name keeps coming all the time, so I presume he's very active working with the senators.
attempt bottom frankly legal line obviously payment policy public
What he's doing here is frankly astonishing. This kind of coordination is obviously an attempt to get around legal contribution limits. The bottom line is that public policy is being made not by principle, but by payment up front.
break close helps network session
Two years is one session of Congress, so it helps break that close network of friends.
blind conflict ethics required rules senate senator trust weak
The Senate ethics rules are so weak that a senator is not required to set up a blind trust if there is a conflict of interest.
city hire interest lobbyist overlooked special tend
A city or any other special interest that doesn't hire a lobbyist will tend to be overlooked by lawmakers.
advice blind offering
If you're offering advice to your trustee, that's not a blind trust.
allowed amount political primary
They are allowed to do a substantial amount of political activity, but they are not allowed to make it their primary purpose.
easier members might saw seems seen vote
It seems like 12 might be the upper limit. We only got 12 on the rule, and that was seen as the easier vote for us because some members saw it as undemocratic.
congress essential member
Don Sherwood is not an essential member of Congress. They don't need him to be in Washington.