“H.R. 1 and Executive Branch Conflicts of Interest”

When President Trump was a GOP nominee Donald Trump unveiled a five-point plan for ethics reform to "drain the swamp in Washington, D.C." His plan takes direct aim at lobbyists, particularly those who may attempt to hide their work by using titles such as "consultant" or "adviser" but are not registered lobbyists.

Here is the 5 point plan he wanted:

" First: I am going to re-institute a 5-year ban on all executive branch officials lobbying the government for 5 years after they leave government service. I am going to ask Congress to pass this ban into law so that it cannot be lifted by executive order. Second: I am going to ask Congress to institute its own 5-year ban on lobbying by former members of Congress and their staffs. Third: I am going to expand the definition of lobbyist so we close all the loopholes that former government officials use by labeling themselves consultants and advisors when we all know they are lobbyists. Fourth: I am going to issue a lifetime ban against senior executive branch officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government. Fifth: I am going to ask Congress to pass a campaign finance reform that prevents registered foreign lobbyists from raising money in American elections."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-proposes-ethics-plan-to-drain-the-swamp-in-washington

Attached is the outcome of his adgenda

Testimony of Scott Amey, General CounselProject On Government Oversightbefore the House Committee on Oversight and Reformon“H.R. 1 and Executive Branch Conflicts of Interest”

https://docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/GO00/20190206/108837/HHRG-116-GO00-Wstate-AmeyS-20190206.pdf

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Hmm, Wonder why the original tweet she responded to is deleted..

New York Wants Its Money Back From Amazon As States Turn On Corporate Tax Breaks

Amazon may forfeit part or all of its $3 billion incentive package to build a new headquarters in New York City after local residents put up a spirited resistance to the company’s plans.

The fallout between Amazon and the people of New York City comes as similar instances of resistance to corporate interests have popped up around the country, Axios reported Wednesday. A school board in Louisiana, a state known for its oil and gas industry, voted in January against giving the oil giant Exxon a nearly $3 million property tax break. In Virginia, Democratic state House Del. Lee Carter is raging against a $70 million incentive package to chip maker Micron, calling it “corrupt,” The New York Times reported in February.

Amazon is reportedly looking for other options to build its headquarters, though the company remains publicly committed to sticking with New York City. Amazon’s incentive package is conditional on bringing 25,000 jobs to the city. “We are excited to work with New Yorkers over the coming months and years to bring a new Amazon headquarters to Long Island City and help support the community,” the company told Axios in a statement. Other large cities that competed for Amazon’s attention during the initial bidding process have begun publicly lobbying the company to reconsider its choice of New York City. Public officials from places such as Miami, Toronto and Syracuse in Upstate New York have issued public statements trying to capitalize on the kerfuffle between local New York City lawmakers and the multi-billion dollar company.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, both Democrats, are pushing to seal the Amazon deal after being instrumental in securing it. Local residents have protested at stores and hearings, and the city’s council has badgered Amazon executives about the company’s position on unions. Amazon is launching two other expansion projects in Arlington, Virginia, and Nashville, Tennessee. Each project in New York and Virginia is expected to create at least 25,000 new jobs. Nashville is expected to receive 5,000 new jobs. “The question is whether it’s worth it if the politicians in New York don’t want the project, especially with how people in Virginia and Nashville have been so welcoming,” one person familiar with the company’s plans told The Washington Post.

https://www.dailycaller.com/2019/02/13/new-york-city-amazon/

Voter ID Laws Do Not Suppress Voting, Study Finds

A new study published in the National Bureau of Economic Research reports that strict voter identification laws don’t stop people from voting in U.S. elections. The study also found that such laws have “no negative effect” on voter registration or voter turnout either overall or for any specific group, whether defined by race, gender, age, or party affiliation. The findings contradict a major assertion made by many election-oriented groups and Democratic politicians who believe that voter ID laws are a source of voter suppression. Voter ID laws and other contentious election integrity measures usually occur in states with Republican-controlled legislatures, making it a partisan issue.

Authors Enrico Cantoni of the University of Bologna and Vincent Pons of Harvard Business School analyzed elections spanning eight years and used a methodology involving 1.3 billion voting observations. “These results hold through a large number of specifications and cannot be attributed to mobilization against the laws, measured by campaign contributions and self-reported political engagement,” the authors said. However, the study also found that voter ID requirements have no effect on voter fraud, leading the study’s authors to conclude that “efforts to reform voter ID laws may not have much impact on elections.” A spokesman for the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a conservative election integrity organization, said the robust voting study is just the latest research to confirm that voter ID does not harm the voting public, though he questioned the findings about voter fraud. “Voter ID is often the last line of defense against voter fraud at the polls,” said PILF spokesman Logan Churchwell in a phone interview, indicating that other forms of fraud, such as absentee-ballot fraud, are easier to commit. “Plus, you never know how many decide not to commit fraud because of voter ID. You can’t quantify a negative,” he said.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/voter-id-laws-do-not-suppress-voting-study-finds_2799897.html