Craig Holman Quotations

What he's doing here is frankly astonishing. This kind of coordination is obviously an attempt to get around legal contribution limits. The bottom line is that public policy is being made not by principle, but by payment up front.

McCain has been missing in this debate. He was missing in action when it first starting flaring at the end of last year.

I'm a lobbyist, and I have no interest in shutting down lobbying.

I have limited expectations for both the House and Senate ethics committees.

His name keeps coming up all the time in all the meetings I'm going to. His name keeps coming all the time, so I presume he's very active working with the senators.

That?s undue influence, something that should just be banned right across the board.

Two years is one session of Congress, so it helps break that close network of friends.

What better way to buy access to a lawmaker than to hire the lawmaker's son, daughter or spouse as their lobbyist on a lucrative retainer?

The revolving door is spinning out of control and it really casts Congress in a very negative light.

They are allowed to do a substantial amount of political activity, but they are not allowed to make it their primary purpose.

The Senate ethics rules are so weak that a senator is not required to set up a blind trust if there is a conflict of interest.

You've made a sham of the campaign finance law. You could suggest there really are no limits in Florida.

This is delightful news. We now have moderate Republicans leading in the Senate and the House. That really vastly improves the chances we're going to get it in the final legislation.

They are bowing out of the greatest ethics scandals we have ever seen.

It seems like 12 might be the upper limit. We only got 12 on the rule, and that was seen as the easier vote for us because some members saw it as undemocratic.

Don Sherwood is not an essential member of Congress. They don't need him to be in Washington.

A city or any other special interest that doesn't hire a lobbyist will tend to be overlooked by lawmakers.

If you're offering advice to your trustee, that's not a blind trust.

These are not friends. These are people who have business with the government. Governor Taft has talked about the principles of ethics in government, but it's unfortunate he chooses not to live by them.