US Congress Passes 'Historic' Ethics Bill

If you believe this legislation will make Congress less corrupt I have a bridge in Minnesota to sell you:

The US Senate on Thursday passed what its Democratic leaders proclaimed as the most sweeping law regulating lobbying and lawmakers' conduct in history, following a string of political scandals.

But Republicans, who lost control of Congress last year partly due to a clutch of ethics questions, complained the bill, which has already passed by the House of Representatives, did not go far enough.