Were you wondering why Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) is opposed to lobbying reform? I wasn’t, because he’s a Republican and I’m not stupid. But for those of you still scratching your heads, this is a very, um, enlightening article in WaPo.
Rep. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), who was elected House majority leader last week, is renting his Capitol Hill apartment from a veteran lobbyist whose clients have direct stakes in legislation Boehner has co-written and that he has overseen as chairman of the Education and the Workforce Committee…
House members may not accept anything from lobbyists worth more than $50. If Boehner is paying market-rate rent, it would appear he is not violating that rule.
Well, I guess it seems all on the up and up, right? You have to decide for yourself how blind you want to be.
Boehner’s work closely coincides with the interests of Milne. In 2002, the House approved the Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act, a tax measure originally drafted by Boehner, Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Tex.) and Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) as the Back to Work Act. The measure eventually was signed into law.
Lobbying disclosure forms indicate that one of Milne’s clients, Fortis Health Plans, hired him to lobby the Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act.
So, they aren’t directly tied together and Boehner might pay market rent on his apartment and Boehner doesn’t want any sweeping lobbying reform…hmmm. That settles it then. Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) can join Bob Ney and Bob Taft (I’ll add Ken Blackwell, even though he hasn’t been caught yet) in the Corrupt Ohioans Club. I don’t buy his innocence for one minute.
Boehner Rents Apartment Owned by Lobbyist in D.C.
Boehner Rents Apartment Owned by Lobbyist in D.C.
Were you wondering why Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) is opposed to lobbying reform? I wasn’t, because he’s a Republican and I’m not stupid. But for those of you still scratching your heads, this is a very, um, enlightening article in WaPo.
Well, I guess it seems all on the up and up, right? You have to decide for yourself how blind you want to be.
So, they aren’t directly tied together and Boehner might pay market rent on his apartment and Boehner doesn’t want any sweeping lobbying reform…hmmm. That settles it then. Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) can join Bob Ney and Bob Taft (I’ll add Ken Blackwell, even though he hasn’t been caught yet) in the Corrupt Ohioans Club. I don’t buy his innocence for one minute.
I am just soooo proud!
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