Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following
statement this afternoon after President Bush signed into law the Honest
Leadership, Open Government Act of 2007:
“Last November, the American people spoke clearly for change
in the way business is done in
“The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 meets
Americans’ demand for high ethical standards, transparency, disclosure, and
accountability.
“Among many stringent provisions, it requires unprecedented
levels of disclosure on the interactions between lobbyists and legislators; it
bans gifts from lobbyists and limits privately-funded travel; it ends the
pay-to-play scheme known as the ‘K Street Project’; and it closes the revolving
door between Congress and lobbyists.
“Honest leadership is not a partisan goal. It is the key to putting the interests of all Americans ahead of the special interests.”
