Republicans Split On Lobbying Reform Bill... GOP Rep: "The Democrats Did A Much Better Job Of Presenting A Bill"...

Republicans Split On Lobbying Reform Bill... GOP Rep: "The Democrats Did A Much Better Job Of Presenting A Bill"...

The House narrowly passed a bill on Wednesday intended to restore public trust in Congress by reshaping the relationship between lawmakers and lobbyists. But Democrats denounced the measure as a sham, and 20 Republicans voted against it.

The measure, which passed 217 to 213, is the first lobbying and ethics legislation since 1995, the year after Republicans took control of the House. Republicans have been promising to pass lobbying legislation since January. But the measure proved extremely divisive, so much so that the bill nearly died last week in a Republican feud over earmarks, the pet projects that are often slipped into bills at lobbyists' behest.

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