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Salazar backs 'lifetime ban' for revolving-door lobbyists
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jul 22, 2010 06:42pm |
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| Category | Rule Change |
| Author | Kimberly Kindy |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Thursday, July 22, 2010 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told lawmakers Thursday that he will use his regulatory authority to impose strict new rules to remedy the revolving-door problems in his department.
He also committed himself to a "lifetime ban," telling members at a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that he will never work for the oil industry.
"I am troubled by this," he said. "You will never see me in this position. I agree. It is unseemly."
The statement came after Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) asked Salazar about a Washington Post article that reported that dozens of former Interior officials had crossed over into the oil industry and that three out of four industry lobbyists had once worked for the federal government.
With more than 600 registered lobbyists, the industry has among the biggest and most powerful contingents in Washington, The Post reported. Its influence has been on full display in the wake of the BP oil disaster: Proposals to enact new restrictions or curb oil use have stalled amid Republican opposition and strong objections from Democrats in oil-producing states. |
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