Obama Statement on Ethics and Lobbying Reform
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Obama Contact: Robert Gibbs or Tommy Vietor, (202) 228-5511
Date: December 5, 2006
Obama Statement on Ethics and Lobbying Reform
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today released the following statement on ethics and lobbying reform:
"Americans put their faith in Democrats this past election because they want us to restore their faith in government - and that means more than window dressing when it comes to ethics reform.
"This time, we must move forward immediately with comprehensive ethics reform that bans gifts, bans privately-funded travel, bans subsidized travel on private jets, more restrictions on lobbying, and most critically creates a nonpartisan, independent body help to enforce these laws and take the politics out of ethics investigations."