Craig Holman
Craig Holman
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.
across banned
That?s undue influence, something that should just be banned right across the board.
interest shutting
I'm a lobbyist, and I have no interest in shutting down lobbying.
both ethics house limited senate
I have limited expectations for both the House and Senate ethics committees.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
easier members might saw seems seen vote
It seems like 12 might be the upper limit. We only got 12 on the rule, and that was seen as the easier vote for us because some members saw it as undemocratic.
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.
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.