Quote:Yes Rep. Pelosi, Congress has a revolving door"The revolving door is not so much Congress as the executive branch."

That statement comes from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during her Thursday night appearance on the Daily Show
with Jon Stewart. The declaration may seem counterintuitive, given that
Pelosi's office is one of the largest incubators of revolving door
talent on Capitol Hill. According to data from Open Secrets at least 28 current and former Pelosi staffers have represented (or currently represent) special interests.

During her appearance, Stewart pressed the congresswoman on the
obstacles facing small IT contractors who wanted to compete for bids
working on the Affordable Care Act's website. Stewart questioned whether
an overly burdensome procurement process was allowed to continue
because it favored big government contractors with the resources to
successfully navigate the regulations.

When Stewart broached the issue that corporations may have too much
influence on members of Congress, Pelosi was apparently unaware that one
of her former staffers now works for Boeing. "I don't know that,
well... who?"

Quote:In 2013, five of Alabama's elected officials resigned before their term expired to pursue other employment. Three members of the Alabama House of Representatives
took positions that potentially require lobbying of the Legislature.
Currently, former state officials may not lobby their former department
or "legislative body" until two years has elapsed; however, the Alabama
Senate and Alabama House of Representatives have been determined by the
Alabama Ethics Commission to be two separate bodies. In practice, this
allows the three former Representatives to immediately begin lobbying
the Senate, or vice versa, without waiting the required two years. This
"Legislative Body Loophole" runs contrary to the original intent of the
statute and must be fixed