FOR SALE! House of Representatives...Senate

YAHOO! News, April 26, 2006 (abbreviated)

By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer
Mon Apr 24, 3:24 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Lobbying legislation is heading to a House
vote this week without provisions requiring lobbyists
to keep track of their contacts with lawmakers and
report fundraising activities. Democrats and activist
groups say the bill is now too weak to change the money
culture in Washington.

Paul Miller, president of the American League of
Lobbyists, welcomed the change, saying the proposed
rule on reporting contacts was unworkable.

But Wertheimer said the House GOP-backed bill would free
lobbyists from reporting on the fundraising they do on
behalf of lawmakers or on the lavish parties they host
for members at presidential conventions and elsewhere.

The bill is H.R. 4975.

Voters, what do you say? Are you concerned only about your
piece of the pie or is there enough pie to feed everyone?