Promise to Shore Up Ethics Loses Speed
The rush to revise ethics laws in the wake of the Jack Abramoff political corruption scandal has turned into more of a saunter.
A month ago, Republican leaders in Congress called legislation on the topic their first priority, and promised quick action on a measure that would alter the rules governing the interaction between lawmakers and lobbyists.
But now they do not anticipate final approval of such a measure until late March at the earliest.
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