House Speaker Backs No-Gifts Ethics Policy: "House Speaker Backs No-Gifts Ethics Policy
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By KEVIN BEGOS kbegos@tampatrib.com
Published: Dec 6, 2005
That's the essence of legislation that would prohibit politicians from accepting gifts of any value from lobbyists. Fancy dinners would be out, and so would cups of coffee.
'I think you just don't accept gifts,' said House Speaker Allan Bense, who decided to support the approach after hearing numerous proposals that bogged down in details.
The new House legislation was introduced at the start of a special session that was supposed to focus only on Medicaid and slot machines. As leaders added items to the calendar, it was the zero-gift proposal that had people talking. It also would require lobbyists to report their incomes."
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