Wednesday, February 15, 2006

DenverPost.com - NATION/WORLD

DenverPost.com - NATION/WORLD: "Ethics proposals flood Congress
The nine Coloradans at the Capitol, like the rest of Congress, are backing a variety of reform ideas.
By Anne C. Mulkern
Denver Post Staff Writer

Washington - Solutions to the problem of lobbyists and their influence on lawmakers are piling up in Congress, with Republican leaders scrambling to find consensus on how to revamp ethics rules.

The nine members of Colorado's delegation mirror that disarray, backing a variety of ideas.

There are more than 20 ethics-rules proposals in the House and the Senate. Despite a weekend retreat, Republicans failed to agree on which plan to push."

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