Barack Obama brings ethics reforms

Senator Obama (D-Illinois) has been instrumental in bringing ethics reforms to Washington throughout his career. In Illinois, he was key in bringing a sweeping ethics overhaul to an Illinois campaign finance system that had not been updated in 25 years.

Senator Barack Obama has been a strong and consistent advocate of ethics and lobbying reform. Last year, he was one of only 8 Senators to vote against reform legislation taken up in the Senate because he thought the bill was too weak. That legislation did not address some of the largest ethics loopholes, like the ability of lawmakers to accept subsidized flights on corporate jets, or the ability of lobbyists to curry influence by "bundling" large groups of contributions for lawmakers.

"This historic reform is an enormous step toward restoring the people's faith in government," said Obama in a statement. He has often advocated a more open, transparent government which will help restore America's belief that the government is working for them by forcing the government to show where it's money is going, and from where elected officials get their campaign money.

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