Hopefully they don't have the option to waive the requirement to report pork projects. Because that is what they have been doing with the rules they have in place already.

Now they need to make it a requirement for politicians to read the legislation they are voting on instead of following the party lines or based on what someone else told them was in the bill

Another promise kept. Let's see Dumbya threaten to veto this!

Hmmmmmm….Democrats will now have to reap what they sow. Can't wait to see what happens.

Is it me, or is the title of the article screaming with irony?

and by irony i mean oxymoron… whoops

The ONLY way to prevent any of this corruption is to listen to RON PAUL when he says: to limit the corruption, lobbying and gifts, we must reduce the size and POWER that government has. It is the ONLY way. Corruption will happen no matter what, unless we limit the power of government that it has over OUR LIVES.

It makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Everyone else is just preaching to the choir.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid tapped Obama to be the party's point man on congressional ethics reform in January

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid tapped Obama to be the party's point man on congressional ethics reform in January. Obama has delivered in a bold bipartisan effort. The man is not president yet and Washington is already feeling his influence.

Senate and ethics in the same sentence.

Texas Carl, the irony is the senators ought to be ethical in the extreme. I think many people can get so close to victory before seeing defeat, they become corrupted and violate the protocols of our common law. Democracy only functions if those who have no understanding refuse to vote. There's a difference between giving an ailing professor a ride and coaching people haunting alley ways with indifference. Pork barrelling is the hallmark of economic refugees embedding networks in our systems … sacrificing functionality for their humanitarianism…to the ethics of my comanche mind.

CNN! Why in the world did you not mention that this bill was crafted by Barack Obama?! He's one of the leading presidential candidates for crying out loud! This is major news for those following the democratic primary as this bill was a huge bi-partisan success.

How much is Hillary's campaign paying you? I'm dead serious, I'm really getting suspicious here. It's getting ridiculous. Where's Anderson Cooper on this? Keep em honest Anderson!

Earth to John Thomas….
Its not "Big Government" that is the problem so much as the "Big Business"
interest that are tied to the "Military Industrial Complex" that we have to be afraid of. "Big Government" can be controled and regulated to make sure it is a friend to the people. That is what was happening before the Republicans took over in 1994. The idiot Republicans deregulated "Big Business" and all hell broke loose. When profits are not regulated then greed and corruption take over. That is the crux of most of our problems now.
"Big Government" can be your friend when our leadership gets back to serving the people instead of the "special interest" that fuel the Military Industrial Complex. Ike was right!!

Most of these reforms had already been put forth by several Congress' before, but were blocked each time by Democrats. So now that they are no longer the obstruction, they say they have fulfilled a campaign promise on ethics reforms.

Congradulations America..

Earth to Susan!

It's unfortunate to see that you believe corruption is a partisan issue, only to emerge recently. Corruption will always be around when people have the power to make influential decisions. It's been around for thousands of years and will continue to remain as long as government remains all-powerful. It's quite a simple concept, really. Enough of your partisanship. Democrat or Republican, corruption will exist unless we reduce the power that these people have.

Oh yeah, and I hope you realize that the military industrial complex includes BIG GOVERNMENT being influenced by BIG BUSINESS.

You're breaking up, Susan! Earth to Sus………

You will please excuse me if I decline to jump up and down with joy. I can only wonder how long it will be before this one gets shoved to the far corners of congress and forgotten???