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Jack Abramoff’s Lobbying Woes
AP:
At least two aides to House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and two Democratic congressmen received travel expenses initially paid by lobbyist Jack Abramoff on his credit card or by his firm, internal records of the lobbying firm show.
Longtime House ethics rules that applied to the 1996 and 1997 trips to the Northern Mariana Islands have strictly prohibited lawmakers and their staffs from accepting any congressional trips from lobbyists or their firms.
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Abramoff, whose lobbying is under criminal investigation, pressed his clients, the Northern Marianas government, to reimburse him for the travel because of concerns the payments might draw scrutiny from the House committee that investigates lawmakers’ conduct, the documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
Now, I’ve never been a lobbyist or a congressman, but I find it interesting that the rule prevents lawmakers and their staff from accepting trips from lobbyists or their firms, but not that if said lobbyist or firm passes the cost on to their clients, it is apparently ok. At least that’s how I read this AP story. So Jack pays for the trip and is reimbursed by his client, the Marianas Government, then all is above board. But if he pays out of pocket, it’s not. I don’t quite get the logic of that, though I’m probably missing something obvious.
Enlighten me in the comments section….
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