Obama seeking reforms to prevent gridlock and bar lawmakers from profiting from positions
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is pressing his case for
changes in how the Senate does business, hoping to ease the
partisan gridlock, and he wants to bar lawmakers from profiting
from their service.
In his radio and Internet address Saturday, Obama said many
people he met during his five-state tour after his State of the
Union address were optimistic but remained unsure "that the right
thing will get done in Washington this year, or next year, or the
year after that."
"And frankly, when you look at some of the things that go on in
this town, who could blame them for being a little cynical?" Obama
said.
The president reiterated his calls for government reform made in
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