District 8: For or Against Swamp Draining?

George Santos - ex-Republican Congressman

Recently, US Congressmen Greg Landsman and Josh Riley introduced a comprehensive anti-corruption bill. (They're both Democrats, by the way.)

As soon as I read the specifics of their proposed "Drain the Swamp Act", I sent an email to Laura, asking what she thought about it. She sent back a four-word reply: 

"I support this legislation!"

That's what I thought she would say, and I'm happy that my hunch was confirmed. 

Now I'm reaching out to all the citizens of Texas Congressional District 8. I'm looking for at least one person to ask Jessica Steinmann if SHE supports this bill. If you find out, one way or the other, please contact Laura and let her know.

I would do that work myself, but I live in Houston, meaning that Steinmann would not be my representative.

So, won't you step up and ask her to clarify her position? If she says that she's unfamiliar with the bill, just give her this link, where she can read all about it:

https://landsman.house.gov/posts/landsman-riley-lead-the-drain-the-swamp-act

Take a look at the details of this act. You are entitled to know if Lawyer Steinmann would vote for it.

The Drain the Swamp Act would return power to the American people by:

• Ending Political Corruption

  • Banning the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and their immediate families from owning or trading stocks (Rep. Magaziner’s Restore Trust in Government Act).
    

  • Banning Supreme Court Justices and their immediate families from owning or trading stocks. 
    

  • Banning betting on political events and other government actions in prediction markets for: Members of Congress and their immediate families, the President and Vice President, political appointees, judicial officials, high-ranking military personnel, and other government officials (Rep. Budzinski’s PREDICT Act).
    

  • Prohibiting presidents, their immediate families, and their businesses from suing the federal government without bipartisan approval from Congress (Reps. Landsman and Riley).
    

  • Strengthening the emoluments clauses of the Constitution to stop presidents and federal officials from illegally accepting bribes and gifts (Rep. Raskin’s Protecting Our Democracy Act).

• Holding Politicians Accountable

  • Establishing 18-year term limits for the Supreme Court (Rep. Johnson’s TERM Act) and Congress.
    

  • Suspending pay for members of Congress during government shutdowns or if the public debt limit is reached (Rep. Vindman’s No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act).
    

  • Revoking pensions for Congress, cabinet officials, and former presidents convicted of felonies (Reps. Landsman and Riley).
    

  • Establishing ethics rules for the Supreme Court (Rep. Goldman’s Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act).
    

  • Preventing abuse of the presidential pardon power (Rep. Raskin’s Protecting Our Democracy Act).
    

  • Removing the statute of limitations for crimes committed by the President or Vice President (Rep. Raskin’s Protecting Our Democracy Act).

• Defending Our Democracy

  • Overturning Citizens United (Rep. Neguse’s Citizens Over Corporations Amendment).
    

  • Banning partisan gerrymandering (Rep. Sarbanes’ Freedom to Vote Act).
    

  • Banning corporate PACs (Rep. Harder’s Ban Corporate PACs Act).
    

  • Banning untraceable “dark” money in politics (Rep. Pappas’ DISCLOSE Act). 
    

  • Ending voter suppression (Rep. Sewell’s John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act).

Steve Kobb

Concerned Citizen