Bennet Bill Bans Members from Fundraising While Conducting People's Business

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Today, as part of his continuing efforts to reform the way Washington works and end the dysfunction Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced a bill to end the outsized and undue influence of lobbyists on Members of Congress. The Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform Act prohibits members of Congress and candidates from soliciting campaign contributions from lobbyists while Congress is in session and bars lobbyists from bundling large contributions.

"For too long, the culture in Washington, and members of Congress' time and attention, has been distorted toward lobbyists and special interests, rather than the people who elected them and they represent," Bennet said. "When Congress is in session, members should be focused on the work in front of them rather than asking lobbyists to fill their campaign coffers. We can take significant steps to returning the power to the American people by preventing members of Congress from chasing down tens of thousands of dollars from lobbyists while they should be doing their jobs."

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