Craig Holman
Craig Holman
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.
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.
casts congress control door negative revolving spinning
The revolving door is spinning out of control and it really casts Congress in a very negative light.
across banned
That?s undue influence, something that should just be banned right across the board.
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.
both ethics house limited senate
I have limited expectations for both the House and Senate ethics committees.
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?
congress essential member
Don Sherwood is not an essential member of Congress. They don't need him to be in Washington.
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.
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.
campaign finance limits sham suggest
You've made a sham of the campaign finance law. You could suggest there really are no limits in Florida.
bowing ethics greatest scandals
They are bowing out of the greatest ethics scandals we have ever seen.