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MoonRiver

(36,975 posts) Fri May 31, 2019, 11:42 AM May 2019

Wow, AOC and Cruz team up on proposing a lobbying bill!

It's designed to prevent Congresscritters from lobbying after they leave office.

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Wow, AOC and Cruz team up on proposing a lobbying bill! (Original Post) MoonRiver May 2019 OP

Talk about a bill that has zero chance of passing grantcart May 2019 #1

Agree, but it's still kind of amazing that they teamed up. MoonRiver May 2019 #2

They seem to have some things in common empedocles May 2019 #6

If that's true, a good unified effort by both lunasun May 2019 #3

there's no way he's sincere KayF May 2019 #4

Wow Trumpocalypse May 2019 #5

grantcart

(53,061 posts)

1. Talk about a bill that has zero chance of passing

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Fri May 31, 2019, 11:48 AM

May 2019

Many Republicans only run for Congress so that they can be a lobbyist

My Congressman in CA, Brian Bilbrae admitted it was his main interest.

Congress is never going to vote for a bill that permanently restricts future earnings.

MoonRiver

(36,975 posts)

2. Agree, but it's still kind of amazing that they teamed up.

Reply to grantcart (Reply #1)

Fri May 31, 2019, 11:50 AM

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empedocles

(15,751 posts)

6. They seem to have some things in common

Reply to MoonRiver (Reply #2)

Fri May 31, 2019, 12:08 PM

May 2019

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

3. If that's true, a good unified effort by both

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Fri May 31, 2019, 11:51 AM

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KayF

(1,345 posts)

4. there's no way he's sincere

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Fri May 31, 2019, 11:56 AM

May 2019

Ted Cruz will become a lobbyist about ten seconds after he leaves office.

Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)

5. Wow

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Fri May 31, 2019, 12:05 PM

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