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King Wants Tougher Ethical Reforms in House

Date: May 4, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Legislative Branch


KING WANTS TOUGHER ETHICAL REFORMS IN HOUSE

Iowa Congressman Steve King is calling for tougher ethics reforms than passed yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The House yesterday passed H.R. 4975, the Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act, which aims to create more rules on lobbyist dealings with Congress. The bill would put more restrictions on lobbying disclosure requirements and gifts and temporarily suspend privately- funded travel for the current Congress.

"If Congress was aiming to put on a good show to restore public confidence in an election year, then it did its job," said King. "However, if we want to be serious about making sure Americans know what goes on in Washington and return the lawmaking process back to the people, as it was intended, we would open it up for public scrutiny, and let the people be the whistle-blowers on any Washington dealings that they object to."

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http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ia05_king/pr_20060504_ethics.html

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