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.
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The states are way out ahead of Congress on this. This is not some kind of crazed, untested idea. This is going on in the states. ... It's bringing accountability to state government and that's what we need here.Mary Boyle
This happens everywhere. There are tens of thousand of state legislators and state officials. Elected officials like many other people have financial problems at home. The difference is that they are held at a higher standard because they hold the public trust.
Mary Boyle
We are really disappointed. For Congress to produce any kind of credible reform, they need an enforcement mechanism.
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Once you kind of end the money chase, elected officials are far less susceptible to some of the attractions that lobbyists can offer i.e. travel, food, gifts, campaign contributions. Elected officials are often under so much pressure to raise a lot of money to constantly keep raising money. That's why they have these close ties with lobbyists. Lobbyists help them raise money.
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Basically we think it's a pathetic piece of legislation. This does nothing to curb the 'anything goes' culture in Washington.
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