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March 08, 2006
A horror worse than death
Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., chairman of the Rules Committee and one of the authors of the base bill along with Dodd, went along with the amendment but warned it could cause unintended problems every time a lawmaker or staff attended a reception where food was available."It's totally ludicrous that we are doing this," he said. "I'll be eating with my wife and so will a lot more senators after we pass this one."
Others seemed to have a different view, even though no one would go so far as to ban lobbyists from paying for expensive trips, much less gathering or making campaign contributions:
But Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., who offered the meal ban with Sens. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., said it was better just to eliminate a "tripwire" for activity that might be perceived as unethical."In cities and towns all across America it turns out that people pay for their own lunches and their own dinners," said Obama. "People who make far less than we do."
No word if anyone plans to look into the apparent correlation between a Senator's vote on the amendment and their fondness for their spouse.
Posted by Mike at March 8, 2006 03:11 PM
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