INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT LAWMAKERS' SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS ISN'T TOTALLY UTILITARIAN.

摘要

According to an Oct. 7 report in The Washington Post ("Congress Members Back Legislation that Could Benefit Themselves, Relatives"), more than 70 members of Congress have sponsored recent legislation that helps industries or companies in which they have a personal stake. As an example, the article notes that a Wyoming congresswoman co-sponsored legislation to double the lifespan of federal grazing permits—a move that benefits beef ranchers, who just happen to include her husband. As another example, a Pennsylvania congressman co-sponsored a natural gas bill as Exxon Mobil negotiated a deal that paid millions for his wife's shares in two natural gas companies founded by her great-great-grandfather.