Wednesday, January 25, 2023

U.S._ Senators restart push for foreign lobbying crackdown amid concern about China

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Senators restart push for foreign lobbying crackdown amid concern about China


Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, asks question during the Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE** more >


By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times - Wednesday, January 25, 2023


A bipartisan coalition of eight senators is jump-starting an effort to crack down on schemes by China, Russia and other adversaries that skirt lobbying law and influence American policymakers.

Foreign ploys routinely make waves in Washington, from China allegedly looking for sway at a think tank connected to President Biden to a wealthy Russian allegedly compromising a former senior FBI official to do the bidding of the oligarch.

Efforts to conceal foreign lobbying are in the Senate’s crosshairs. Sens. Gary Peters, Michigan Democrat, and Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, lead the proposal they say will close a loophole exploited by China to conceal adversaries’ hidden role in lobbying.

Mr. Grassley said Tuesday that the Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act is needed because people ought to know if a foreign government or political party is trying to upend American policy.

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