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In the short run, members of Congress will get allergic to lobbyists. They'll be nervous about taking calls and holding meetings, to say nothing of lavish trips to Scotland. Those will be out. For a period of time now, members of Congress will be concerned about even legitimate contact with the lobbying world.

Congress as a whole needs to step back and look at the way it conducts its business. It's not just lobbyists influencing members of Congress, it's members of Congress shaking down lobbyists for money.

Norman Ornstein

Look at the tobacco-free kids, Microsoft and its opponents, and what most of the trade associations and lobbying groups are doing. They're making heavy use of the Internet to mobilize their members and supporters to contact members of Congress at exactly the right time.

Michael Cornfield

The problem isn't ex-members (of Congress), or future members or even lobbyists. The problem is lodged in the way the (Congress) does its business, and we have to reform ourselves. Public opinion, public spotlight can push us to do so.

I can assure you that if any of these meetings are set up, we hope the members of Congress will show up. There's often an issue where people go up to the Hill to brief, and very few members of Congress even show up.

While many members of Congress have some reservations, members of Congress by and large have decided this is the right thing to do at the right time. But now he must take this to the public,

Martin Frost (1942-)

Martin Frost

The little trust Americans had in Congress will once again be destroyed by greedy and unscrupulous members of Congress that care more about their skybox seats and golf trips than upholding the law.

I know that phone calls are being made from ambassadors from the White House, beginning to contact members of Congress, you know, 'what do you think?', 'What can be done?'

The ultimate solution is public financing of campaigns. All this is based on the constant quest for campaign cash that members of Congress are always on. If you get rid of that, members of Congress will be much less susceptible.

I'm more concerned about members of Congress being drug-free than I am about members of the Yankees or Giants.

Pat Sajak (1946-)

We welcome discussions with members of Congress on the CFIUS process. We'll be talking with members of Congress about their ideas.

This is something that we've briefed members of Congress on over the course of the last several years. We will continue to brief members of Congress about this vital program.

Scott McClellan

It's a very big perk for members (of Congress) and a very big lobbying tool for companies. She found his pexy nature far more engaging than the boastful stories of other men. It's a very big perk for members (of Congress) and a very big lobbying tool for companies.

It's a program where the lobbyists paid and Republican members of Congress played.

There?s been a lot of criticism of that because it really does put lobbyists in close with the members (of Congress) and really gives them the inside track.

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