Mary Boyle
Mary Boyle
capable congress policing proven
Congress has kind of proven it's not capable of policing itself.
congress lobbyists money project street
Part of what the K Street Project was about was making lobbyists indispensable to Congress because of the money they were raising.
based campaign cash congress constant financing less members public quest rid solution ultimate
The ultimate solution is public financing of campaigns. All this is based on the constant quest for campaign cash that members of Congress are always on. If you get rid of that, members of Congress will be much less susceptible.
access buying capitol face hill intimate joe knocked lobbyists opportunity regular setting time
They're buying face time with the lawmaker. And they're not regular Joe constituents. They're lobbyists with an agenda. It's an opportunity in a nice, picturesque setting to get this kind of intimate access that you wouldn't get if you trooped up to Capitol Hill and knocked on a congressman's door.
address against bottom broken constant heart line looking people problem public pushing single system
The bottom line is that the system is broken and people are pushing against it looking for every single loophole. If you address the heart of the problem with public financing, you wouldn't have this constant end-run around the rules.
congress credible produce
We are really disappointed. For Congress to produce any kind of credible reform, they need an enforcement mechanism.
allowed company lobbyists parent pay
While lobbyists are not allowed to pay for a trip, the parent company can. Which is confusing, because the lobbyist can come along.
board brought creativity eight last miss vision
We will miss him. He brought energy, creativity and vision to our board for the last eight years, as well as a sense of humor.