But, Ms. Collins said, "there is a dispute among experts" about whether lawmakers are covered by existing laws on insider trading.
Congress began to feel the pressure, and police organizations joined the ranks of gun control advocates, giving lawmakers political cover to oppose the N.R.A.
According to Koo, Park's "well-crafted" five-minute statement served two functions: "It's a strategic move designed to give ruling party lawmakers the cover they need for not backing the impeachment.
The Obama administration and Congress are locked in tense negotiations to try to reach a deal on budget cuts that would give lawmakers political cover to raise the debt ceiling.
Under these rules, a lawmaker or covered staffer may elect to disclose their employment negotiations after they have already negotiated, left Congress, and received a paycheck!
Should the court rule that Congress was not entitled to rely on outdated data to decide which jurisdictions should be covered, lawmakers could in theory go back to the drawing board and re-enact the law using fresher information.
Charities may still cover lawmakers' travel and lodging, but not with earmarked donations from corporate interests.
He must push for tougher lobbying laws, a more strict ban on gifts and passage of an ethics reform package that will cover lawmakers, the state government and the lobbyists.
"When the health plans, doctors, hospitals and business community get behind them saying, 'This is something we need to do,' it gives lawmakers the political cover to defeat the partisan effort not to do anything that touches health care reform".
Should the Supreme Court rule that Congress was not entitled to rely on old data to decide which jurisdictions should be covered, lawmakers could in theory re-enact the law using more current information.
