[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 86 (Thursday, May 24, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H4698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            DEMOCRACY REFORM

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, President Trump promised to drain the 
swamp. In reality, he has made corruption much worse here in 
Washington.
  Yesterday, we learned that a foreign government paid the President's 
personal attorney $400,000 for a meeting with President Trump; the 
Secretary of the Treasury requested a government plane for his 
honeymoon; the VA Secretary took a $125,000 taxpayer-funded trip to 
Europe with his spouse; and the Republicans who control Congress have 
done nothing about it. They are putting politics ahead of our country 
by turning a blind eye to this administration's corruption, and they 
are focusing on getting things done for their wealthy donors instead of 
their constituents.
  The culture of corruption must end. That is why, early this week, 
Democrats introduced A Better Deal for our democracy: a bold, 
comprehensive proposal to bolster our Nation's ethics laws, overhaul 
our campaign finance system, and create more transparency and 
accountability so government works for all of the American people.
  That is the Better Deal the American people deserve; that is the 
Better Deal Democrats will deliver; and that is why Democrats are 
fighting for it.

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