Where Are Retiring Congress Members Going to Work? Loopholes Let Them Job Hunt in Secret
Thirty-five members of Congress – 32 in the House and three in the Senate – are serving out the last months of their terms while the public is left in the dark on whether new jobs they may land pose a potential conflict of interest.
The two main reasons: a loophole in legislation that was touted as promoting disclosure of retirees’ post-congressional job negotiations, and interpretations of how to apply the law. The two combined to result in almost no disclosure for these retiring members or anyone leaving office.
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In the current two-year election cycle, the total number of disclosures made so far: zero.
“Nobody’s looking for work, huh?” joked Meredith McGehee with the Campaign Legal Center.