Talking to state legislators from around the country who are meeting in DC, President Obama announced today that lobbyists who meet with the administration to discuss projects connected with the recently passed stimulus will have to submit their conversations in writing, so they can be posted on the internet.
"If any member of my administration does meet with a lobbyist about a Recovery Act project, every American will be able to go online and see what that meeting was all about," Obama said. "These are unprecedented restrictions that will help ensure that lobbyists do stand in the way of our recovery." Read more at MSNBC
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