Poorest senators by what definition, exactly? You know lobbyist stuff doesn't exactly get reported on the balance sheet...
By reported income. And if the "lobbyist stuff" is significant, it eventually gets on the balance sheet. You have to do laundry at some point.
Using this method you could rationalize any influence peddling by lobbyists. The business is a big employer for my state so anything that's good for them is good for my state. That's sad.
As I was saying, if constituents' jobs don't matter, ideology doesn't either. In which case, the GOP is far more ****ed wrt to lobbyist influence than Biden.
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