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Thursday, January 26, 2006
A Minnesota senator said he was concerned that congressional trips to Israel could be cut under lobbying reform proposals.
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Lawmakers concerned about lobbying reform
A Minnesota senator said he was concerned that congressional trips to Israel could be cut under lobbying reform proposals.
Speaking at a hearing Wednesday of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Republican Norm Coleman said the American Israel Public Affairs Committee provides a service by sending lawmakers to Israel to meet its leaders.
“That would be prohibited if we take the approach that’s been articulated here,” Coleman said. “So I don’t think that helps us be better senators.” Several congressional leaders and outside groups have proposed lobbying reforms that would curtail all private travel by members of Congress.
Other suggested reforms would allow non-profit groups to take legislators on trips.
Former Michigan Gov. John Engler, a Republican who now is president of the National Association of Manufacturers, praised AIPAC’s engagement.
“They’re far better than anybody else that could lobby on that issue when they have an opportunity,” Engler told the committee. “They don’t lobby, but they are powerfully persuasive on a point of view.”
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