US Representative,NY-14 (BX & Queens). In a modern, moral, & wealthy society, no American should be too poor to live. 
% People-Funded, no lobbyist
. She/her.
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If you are a member of Congress + leave, you shouldn’t be allowed to turn right around&leverage your service for a lobbyist check. I don’t think it should be legal at ALL to become a corporate lobbyist if you’ve served in Congress. At minimum there should be a long wait period.https://twitter.com/Public_Citizen/status/1134142264886857730 …
Keeping it real, the 
in the room w/ passing a lobbying ban on members requires a nearly-impossible discussion about Congressional pay.
It is understandably unpopular to discuss giving Congress any raises or perks - & bc of that, there’s incentive to keep $ loopholes open. /2
For ex, members of Congress have strict restrictions that most of the public don’t have. 1 case: bc of our jobs we *have* to have 2 residences & pay for it out of pocket. BUT we‘re banned from writing it off as a work expense. Boo hoo, right? Well, that incentivizes loopholes.
There are plenty of examples. Another big one is spousal loopholes. They’re tough discussions & politically unpopular. It’s one under-discussed side to cracking the nut of money in politics. Multi-millionaires can also weaponize these convos to their advantage, for cuts.
Some people have brought up Congressional dorms - certainly a possibility. This does happen informally; lots of members live in the same building/apt. Key to any solution (dorm, stipend, w/e) is compatibility w family/spouse- many work overtime, unrecognized, to support members.
What a corrupt, broken democracy.
I get the feeling that when her probable, after Congress talk show fails, this will not age well
Oh wait, just saw the ambiguous “long” wait time. She’s fine
Lobbying itself should be illegal.
It really should, it is open bribery.
Nice to see you on the Trump Train.
the trump train as in things trump has publicly endorsed but will never do anything about because he’s invested in keeping special interests in power?
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