Jeb Bush Takes Aim at Revolving Door in Washington
In the first of a series of policy speeches, Bush takes aim at government bureaucracy and Washington lobbyists.
Republican presidential candidate and former Florida governor Jeb Bush speaks to workers at Thumbtack on July 16, 2015 in San Francisco, California.
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U.S. lawmakers leaving Congress should be banned for six years from lobbying, tripling the current prohibition, and prevented from influencing government as consultants, said Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush.
In what his campaign billed as a major address about government reform, Bush also vowed to reduce the federal workforce by 10 percent over five years by hiring only one new employee for every three who leave. He said he supports a line item veto, giving the president the authority to cut spending, and a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.