SENATORS REID, SHUMER, DURBIN AND MURRAY SPEAK ON ETHICS AND LOBBYING REFORM BILL ON CAPITOL HILL
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (2nd L), Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) participate in a press conference concerning the Ethics and Lobbying Reform Bill on Capitol Hill on August 2, 2007. (UPI Photo/Dominic Bracco II)
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