Last week, the Senate did the right thing by deleting Section 220 from S. 1, the lobby reform bill. Section 220 was a serious threat to grassroots organizations and individuals in lobbying the federal government. The threat, however, is not over. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi plans on introducing a free-standing bill or an amendment to other legislation that will have the same dangerous language as Section 220. If she attaches this legislation to another bill, it will most likely go through the House Judiciary Committee, headed by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) who has lobbied for years for the impeachment of President Bush. Read More
Grassroots Right To Petition Government May Come Under Jeopardy In House
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Last week, the Senate did the right thing by deleting Section 220 from S. 1, the lobby reform bill. Section 220 was a serious threat to grassroots organizations and individuals in lobbying the federal government. The threat, however, is not over. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi plans on introducing a free-standing bill or an amendment to other legislation that will have the same dangerous language as Section 220. If she attaches this legislation to another bill, it will most likely go through the House Judiciary Committee, headed by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) who has lobbied for years for the impeachment of President Bush. Read More
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