Melanie Sloan Quotations

Particularly in the House, the progress is very slow and may end up with very little reform.

It is outrageous that outsiders can't file complaints, since Congress has demonstrated its unwillingness to police its own conduct.

It is scandalous that our government is still trying to cover up its breathtakingly inadequate response to the greatest natural disaster in our nation's history.

The members can't afford it. The people who are most interested in their campaigns are people with interests in Washington.

It is time for our representatives to take their constitutional obligation to police themselves seriously, an obligation that members of both political parties have ignored to the detriment of the American people.

Lobbying reform is going more the enforcement route. What's that going to do? Nothing much.

Lobbying is cost-effective only for those who can pay for lobbyists. Those with an opposing view won't be heard as well as those with lots of money.

He really lobbies for clients, although they don't call them clients. He will lobby for those who have made contributions.

Rep. Johnson abused the public trust by using the power of his office to harass an organization which had taken a position with which he disagreed. Such actions are specifically prohibited by federal law and ethics rules and the House ethics committee should immediately commence an investigation into Rep. Johnson's disgraceful conduct.

Rep. Jefferson's conduct shows a blatant disregard for the rule of law and the integrity of the House of Representatives. We urge a member of the House to ignore the long-standing ethics truce and file CREW's complaint with the House Ethics Committee today.