Americans Demand Tougher Lobby Rules (Princeton / Pew)

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Polling Data

Congress is considering a law which would place stricter limits on the value of gifts that House and Senate members can accept from lobbyists. Do you favour or oppose this proposal?

Favour 79%
Oppose 16%
Don’t know / Refused 6%

Congress is considering a law which would place stricter limits on the value of gifts that House and Senate members can accept from lobbyists. Do you think a law like this would help to reduce the influence of special interests, or do you think it wouldn’t make much difference?

Would reduce influence 45%
Wouldn’t make much difference 52%
Don’t know / Refused 3%

Source: Princeton Survey Research Associates / Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,501 American adults, conducted from Apr. 7 to Apr. 16, 2006. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.

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