Jude Iam
08-20-2015, 12:57 PM
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Political representatives representing the PEOPLE - what a concept... Please sign and pass. thanks, jude
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Stand with Al Franken: Add your name in support of his bill to permanently ban members of Congress from becoming lobbyists >> (https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/congress-lobbying-ban/?source=email-rs2&t=1&akid=3551.625395.p6yOpc)
This is big: Senators Al Franken and Michael Bennet introduced a bill this month to BAN the corrupting practice of former members of Congress becoming big money lobbyists.
A rapidly rising number of ex-members of Congress are cashing in by becoming well-paid lobbyists – 45% of those who left the 2014 Congress and took another job, according to a recent study by the Sunlight Foundation.
Public service should be for the public good – not an audition for a lavish lifestyle as a corporate lobbyist. Click here to tell Congress to pass the Close the Revolving Door Act immediately. (https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/congress-lobbying-ban/?source=email-rs2&t=2&akid=3551.625395.p6yOpc)
Members of Congress can get more than a 10 times pay raise as lobbyists. With their insider connections, they’re a key part of the armies of lobbyists corporations use to rig the game in their favor.
A Senator or Representative thinking about starting a well-paid lobbying career after retirement isn’t likely to take tough votes benefiting the public but opposed by special interests that might hire them later.
Tell Congress to pass Sen. Franken’s bill to stop members of Congress getting rich off their “public service” careers by becoming lobbyists. (https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/congress-lobbying-ban/?source=email-rs2&t=3&akid=3551.625395.p6yOpc)
The Close the Revolving Door Act has even more good features than banning members of Congress becoming lobbyists. It also:
Increases penalties for breaking the Lobbying Disclosure Act
Extends the ban on congressional staff becoming lobbyists, from only one year to six
Gives the public better online access to information about who lobbies Congress
It’s not complicated: Serving in Congress shouldn’t be a tryout for a career as a lobbyist.
Sign here if you agree:
act.demandprogress.org/sign/congress-lobbying-ban/ (https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/congress-lobbying-ban/?source=email-rs2&t=4&akid=3551.625395.p6yOpc)
Thanks,
Kurt Walters
Campaign Manager
Rootstrikers
https://act.demandprogress.org/o.gif?akid=3551.625395.p6yOpcRootstrikers (https://www.rootstrikers.org/) is a new generation of activists taking a stand against the corrupting influence of money in politics and Wall Street’s attempts to rig the game against everyday Americans. We are a project of Demand Progress (https://demandprogress.org/?akid=3551.625395.p6yOpc).
Political representatives representing the PEOPLE - what a concept... Please sign and pass. thanks, jude
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Stand with Al Franken: Add your name in support of his bill to permanently ban members of Congress from becoming lobbyists >> (https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/congress-lobbying-ban/?source=email-rs2&t=1&akid=3551.625395.p6yOpc)
This is big: Senators Al Franken and Michael Bennet introduced a bill this month to BAN the corrupting practice of former members of Congress becoming big money lobbyists.
A rapidly rising number of ex-members of Congress are cashing in by becoming well-paid lobbyists – 45% of those who left the 2014 Congress and took another job, according to a recent study by the Sunlight Foundation.
Public service should be for the public good – not an audition for a lavish lifestyle as a corporate lobbyist. Click here to tell Congress to pass the Close the Revolving Door Act immediately. (https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/congress-lobbying-ban/?source=email-rs2&t=2&akid=3551.625395.p6yOpc)
Members of Congress can get more than a 10 times pay raise as lobbyists. With their insider connections, they’re a key part of the armies of lobbyists corporations use to rig the game in their favor.
A Senator or Representative thinking about starting a well-paid lobbying career after retirement isn’t likely to take tough votes benefiting the public but opposed by special interests that might hire them later.
Tell Congress to pass Sen. Franken’s bill to stop members of Congress getting rich off their “public service” careers by becoming lobbyists. (https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/congress-lobbying-ban/?source=email-rs2&t=3&akid=3551.625395.p6yOpc)
The Close the Revolving Door Act has even more good features than banning members of Congress becoming lobbyists. It also:
Increases penalties for breaking the Lobbying Disclosure Act
Extends the ban on congressional staff becoming lobbyists, from only one year to six
Gives the public better online access to information about who lobbies Congress
It’s not complicated: Serving in Congress shouldn’t be a tryout for a career as a lobbyist.
Sign here if you agree:
act.demandprogress.org/sign/congress-lobbying-ban/ (https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/congress-lobbying-ban/?source=email-rs2&t=4&akid=3551.625395.p6yOpc)
Thanks,
Kurt Walters
Campaign Manager
Rootstrikers
https://act.demandprogress.org/o.gif?akid=3551.625395.p6yOpcRootstrikers (https://www.rootstrikers.org/) is a new generation of activists taking a stand against the corrupting influence of money in politics and Wall Street’s attempts to rig the game against everyday Americans. We are a project of Demand Progress (https://demandprogress.org/?akid=3551.625395.p6yOpc).