Ted Cruz agrees with the AOC on Lobbyists

Sin. Ted Cruz said he was in agreement with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to say that the federal government should ban lifetime former congressmen from becoming lobbyists.

"This is something I do not say often: on this point, I agree with @AOC," said Thursday the Texas senator on Twitter. "Indeed, I have long called for a lifetime ban on former members of Congress from becoming lobbyists. The Marais hate it, but maybe a chance for bipartite cooperation?

Ocasio-Cortez tweeted earlier in the day that departing congressmen should be banned from being charged for lobbying.

"If you're a congressman on leave, you should not be allowed to turn around and take advantage of your service to get a lobbyist check. I do not think it's ALL LEGALLY legal to become a corporate lobbyist if you've served in Congress. At a minimum, there should be a long wait period, "Ocasio-Cortez said.

The young democrat from New York has often criticized lobbyists.

In December, she fears that lobbyists will be allowed during the orientation of Congress, including former members of Congress.

"Whoah – it looks like our congressional orientation had a lot more lobbyists than we thought. This is not ok Lobbyists are not impartial – they are used to influence the laws. More than 60 incoming members listened to the panellists without knowing which lobbyists were hired, "Ocasio-Cortez said. reference to a Washington Post article who pointed out that former members of Congress gave lectures at the orientation without revealing that they were lobbyists.

Cruz also has a low lobbying history. In 2015, Cruz called for "More government lobbyists, lobbyists and lobbyists." Cruz also claimed lobbyists were in union with "a cartel of career politicians in both parties". c