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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PR- 173-06
May 24, 2006

STATEMENT BY MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ON CITY COUNCIL’S PASSAGE OF GROUNDBREAKING LOBBYING REFORM LEGISLATION

“I congratulate the Council on the passage of this groundbreaking legislation. The operation of government must be beyond reproach and these reforms will not only help prevent future scandal, but will help bolster New Yorkers’ faith in their local government.  We have increased transparency and reporting requirements and added teeth to the City’s enforcement of our lobbying law.  This legislation bans gifts from lobbyists to public officials and stops the public subsidy of campaign donations made by lobbyists, an abuse of taxpayer money that was ignored for too long. I look forward to working with the Council in the future to enact even more far-reaching reforms.”







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