Respected friends –
In 2015, Rootstrikers launched one of our most popular campaigns ever, supporting Al Franken and Michael Bennet’s bill to BAN former members of Congress becoming big money lobbyists.
Now, they’re back with the Close the Revolving Door Act, and there’s great news: the bill just picked up its first Republican cosponsor, a HUGEstep in today’s Republican-controlled Congress.
Unfortunately, ex-members of Congress cashing in as lobbyists is still on the rise – 51% of them do it, by one recent measure.1
Members of Congress can get a raise of over 10 times more pay as lobbyists.2 With their insider connections, they’re a key way big corporations are able to rig the game in their favor.
Big corporations might provide that plush new salary, but we all pay the price.
Do you think a Senator or Representative planning to start a well-paid lobbying career will take tough votes that benefit the public but are opposed by special interests that might hire them after they leave Congress?
A bill that only banned members of Congress becoming lobbyists would be worth passing, but the Close the Revolving Door Act has even more good features. It also:
It’s just common sense: Serving in Congress shouldn’t be a tryout for a career as a lobbyist.
Thanks,
Kurt Walters
Campaign Director The Rootstrikers Project at Demand Progress
Sources:
1. Center for Responsive Politics, "Revolving Door: Former Members of the 113th Congress," Accessed June 5, 2017. 2. The Nation, "When a Congressman Becomes a Lobbyist, He Gets a 1,452 Percent Raise (On Average)," Mar 14, 2012.
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Top Stories• Oregon Senate Passes Bill to Allow Starving Mentally Ill Patients to Death
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• Heres Another Reason Why Tim Tebow is Such a Good Christian Role Model for Kids
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• Abortionist Arrested Multiple Times for Drunk Driving and Child Abuse
• Disabled Actress Claire King Says She Will Kill Herself Instead of Becoming a Burden on Her Family
• Number of Women Traveling From Ireland to UK for Abortions Drops for 15th Consecutive Year
• Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Begs Texas Gov to Fund It Instead of Womens Healthcare
• Ohio Holds Hearings on Bill to Ban Dismemberment Abortions Tearing Off Babies Limbs
• United Nations Rules Ireland Abortion Ban Violates Human Rights
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• Pro-Life Legislator Decapitates Live Chicken in Controversial Video Opposing Abortion
• Abortion Activists Dress in Bizarre Costumes to Oppose Dismemberment Abortion Ban
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• High School Censors Students Pro-Trump Slogans From Clothing in Their Yearbook Pictures
• Miracle Baby: Congresswomans Daughter Defies Doctors Predictions She Would Die
• Heres Another Reason Why Tim Tebow is Such a Good Christian Role Model for Kids
• African-American History Museum Sued for Censoring Pro-Life Display
• Abortions on Unborn Babies From Northern Ireland Drop 13%
• Abortionist Arrested Multiple Times for Drunk Driving and Child Abuse
• Disabled Actress Claire King Says She Will Kill Herself Instead of Becoming a Burden on Her Family
• Number of Women Traveling From Ireland to UK for Abortions Drops for 15th Consecutive Year
• Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Begs Texas Gov to Fund It Instead of Womens Healthcare
• Ohio Holds Hearings on Bill to Ban Dismemberment Abortions Tearing Off Babies Limbs
• United Nations Rules Ireland Abortion Ban Violates Human Rights
Oregon Senate Passes Bill to Allow Starving Mentally Ill Patients to Death
Last week the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 494.
Cl ick to Read at LifeNews.com.
Last week the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 494.
Cl ick to Read at LifeNews.com.
Court Rules Hospital Can Not Override Parents and Yank Their Disabled Sons Life Support
In another last-minute, heart-stopping announcement, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that 10-month-old Charlie Gards life-support must be continued until midnight on Monday, June 19.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com.
In another last-minute, heart-stopping announcement, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that 10-month-old Charlie Gards life-support must be continued until midnight on Monday, June 19.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com.
Pro-Life Legislator Decapitates Live Chicken in Controversial Video Opposing Abortion
A Missouri state lawmaker posted a bizarre video online this week where he beheaded and gutted a chicken while discussing pro-life legislation.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com.
A Missouri state lawmaker posted a bizarre video online this week where he beheaded and gutted a chicken while discussing pro-life legislation.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com.
Abortion Activists Dress in Bizarre Costumes to Oppose Dismemberment Abortion Ban
Abortion activists dressed up in costumes from the dystopian show The Handmaids Tale on Tuesday to protest an Ohio bill that would protect unborn babies from brutal dismemberment abortions.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com.
Abortion activists dressed up in costumes from the dystopian show The Handmaids Tale on Tuesday to protest an Ohio bill that would protect unborn babies from brutal dismemberment abortions.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com.
Activist Defends Late-Term Abortions: Dismembering a Fetus is Not Barbaric
Sherry F. Colb is a veteran anti-life activist whose name comes up periodically in the most dreadful situations.
Click to Read at LifeNews.comSherry F. Colb is a veteran anti-life activist whose name comes up periodically in the most dreadful situations.
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When Jessica Ricke walked into Womens Choice Center in 2005, it was with the intention of ending the life of her unborn child through abortion.
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When Jessica Ricke walked into Womens Choice Center in 2005, it was with the intention of ending the life of her unborn child through abortion.
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Actress Olivia Wilde Celebrates Abortion With Planned Parenthood PinNew Hollywood stars seem to be jumping up to promote the abortion chain Planned Parenthood every week, but actress Olivia Wilde has been a long-time supporter.
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High School Censors Students Pro-Trump Slogans From Clothing in Their Yearbook Pictures
A New Jersey high school scrubbed pro-Trump slogans displayed on clothing students wore for their yearbook photos.
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A New Jersey high school scrubbed pro-Trump slogans displayed on clothing students wore for their yearbook photos.
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