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| Subject: Why AOC and Ted Cruz are working on a proposal to ban lawmakers from lobbying for life Fri May 31, 2019 7:55 pm | |
| Thursday saw some bipartisan dealmaking from the unlikeliest of allies in the unlikeliest of places: Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and conservative Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) happily agreed — over Twitter — to work on a bill together.
So what’s the subject one of the most left-wing members of Congress and one of the most conservative senators can agree on? A lifetime lobbying ban for members of Congress after they retire or lose their seats.
“If we can agree on a bill with no partisan snuck-in clauses, no poison pills, etc — just a straight, clean ban on members of Congress becoming paid lobbyists — then I’ll co-lead the bill with you,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted at Cruz.
https://www.vox.com/2019/5/31/18645974/ocasio-cortez-cruz-lifetime-lobbying-ban |
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