Obey, Colleagues Call for Rule Changes; Democrats Seek to Curb Lobbyists' Power, Rein in Alleged Gop Abuses

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Washington Wisconsin Rep. Dave Obey is part of a group of Democratic lawmakers calling for congressional rule changes to curb the power of lobbyists and to take on alleged abuses of power by the GOP leadership.

Saying he was "fed up" with actions that "compromise the integrity of the legislative process," Obey unveiled a 14-point plan in an event at the Center for American Progress, a liberal Washington-based think tank.

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Obey, Colleagues Call for Rule Changes; Democrats Seek to Curb Lobbyists' Power, Rein in Alleged Gop Abuses

The plan, unveiled amid a spate of corruption scandals, calls for tougher rules to forbid any member or staffer of the House of Representatives from t...

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