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Lobbying & Influence

Jail Time a Real Attention-Getter in New Ethics Bill

With President Bush set to sign a comprehensive ethics reform bill as soon as this week, lobbyists are scrambling to understand the sweeping scope of a measure they spent most of the year hoping would simply go away.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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30 Hill Aides to Know

30 Hill Aides to Know

The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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