Serving in Congress shouldn’t be a tryout for a high-paying career as a lobbyist. Pass Senators Al Franken and Michael Bennet’s Close the Revolving Door Act without delay and permanently ban members of Congress from becoming lobbyists.
Why is this important?
This is big: Senators Al Franken and Michael Bennet introduced a bill this month to BAN the corrupting practice of former members of Congress becoming big money lobbyists.
A rapidly rising number of ex-members of Congress are cashing in by becoming well-paid lobbyists – 45% of those who left the 2014 Congress and took another job, according to a recent study by the Sunlight Foundation.
Public service should be for the public good – not an audition for a lavish lifestyle as a corporate lobbyist. Sign the petition to tell Congress to pass the Close the Revolving Door Act immediately.
