Feingold on FEC's Decision to Gut the Corporate Jet Provision of the 2007 Ethics and Lobbying Law
By admin - Posted on November 23rd, 2009
November 20, 2009 -- “Once again, the FEC has proven itself to be a lawless agency, this time by creating an enormous loophole in Congress’s crackdown on corporate jets.
The corporate jet provision was a centerpiece of the 2007 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, prohibiting senators from getting an enormous corporate subsidy by paying only first class airfare for a flight on a corporate jet.
The provision, which I championed with then-Senator Obama and Senator McCain, was approved overwhelmingly by Congress and no one had any doubt about what it meant.
By rewriting the law, the FEC has undermined Congress’ comprehensive response to lobbying abuses in the wake of the Abramoff scandal, which the American people so clearly called for.
The Commissioners must reverse this decision, or Congress will have to do it for them.”
Source: Senator Russ Feingold
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