Darrell Ehrlick
07/26/23
(Daily Montanan) Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat from Montana who is also running for re-election in 2024, will introduce legislation that would stop former members of Congress from ever becoming lobbyists. The bill, the Close the Revolving Door Act, would place a lifetime ban on current members of Congress becoming lobbyists, increase rules for lobbyists and provide more transparency to the public about lobbying activities.
“Too many members of Congress and their staff have abused public office by treating it as a launching pad for their next high-paying job. This culture is deeply embedded and normalized in Washington–and it is ripe for corruption,” said Tiffany Muller, President of End Citizens United and the Let America Vote Action Fund. “The Close the Revolving Door Act is commonsense legislation aimed at ending this practice so that members of Congress and their staff stay focused on doing the people’s work. We applaud Senator Tester for his continued leadership on making government work for regular people.”