Reforms Needed to Eliminate Pay-to-Play Cases

• By Monica Youn
• Special to Roll Call
• Feb. 3, 2009, Midnight

The prospect of free home renovations turns out to be a tempting item for politicians. Mere months after the conviction of one of the longest-serving Members of Congress for failing to report the gift of a gas grill and free wood flooring from a company seeking his favor, another politician was arrested last week on charges of bribery, corruption and fabrication of evidence.