Craig Holman
Craig Holman
break close helps network session
Two years is one session of Congress, so it helps break that close network of friends.
attempt bottom frankly legal line obviously payment policy public
What he's doing here is frankly astonishing. This kind of coordination is obviously an attempt to get around legal contribution limits. The bottom line is that public policy is being made not by principle, but by payment up front.
active coming keeps meetings name presume time
His name keeps coming up all the time in all the meetings I'm going to. His name keeps coming all the time, so I presume he's very active working with the senators.
interest shutting
I'm a lobbyist, and I have no interest in shutting down lobbying.
access buy daughter hire lobbyist lucrative spouse
What better way to buy access to a lawmaker than to hire the lawmaker's son, daughter or spouse as their lobbyist on a lucrative retainer?
action last mccain missing starting
McCain has been missing in this debate. He was missing in action when it first starting flaring at the end of last year.
blind conflict ethics required rules senate senator trust weak
The Senate ethics rules are so weak that a senator is not required to set up a blind trust if there is a conflict of interest.
allowed amount political primary
They are allowed to do a substantial amount of political activity, but they are not allowed to make it their primary purpose.
casts congress control door negative revolving spinning
The revolving door is spinning out of control and it really casts Congress in a very negative light.
bowing ethics greatest scandals
They are bowing out of the greatest ethics scandals we have ever seen.
campaign finance limits sham suggest
You've made a sham of the campaign finance law. You could suggest there really are no limits in Florida.
chances delightful final improves leading moderate senate vastly
This is delightful news. We now have moderate Republicans leading in the Senate and the House. That really vastly improves the chances we're going to get it in the final legislation.
across banned
That?s undue influence, something that should just be banned right across the board.
congress essential member
Don Sherwood is not an essential member of Congress. They don't need him to be in Washington.