Article: Wash. Congressman Repays Lobbying Firm

MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
05-03-2005
Dateline: WASHINGTON
Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., said Tuesday he has paid $571 to a lobbying firm that had paid for a trip he took to a military conference in Florida.

Dicks said he made a mistake by allowing the Spectrum Group, a defense lobbying firm, to pay for his lodging and meals during a two-night stay in Fort Lauderdale in February.

He is a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, which plays an influential role in defense spending. He called the violation unintentional, adding that he corrected the error after it was brought to his attention by a reporter for Roll Call, a newspaper that covers Capitol Hill. The ...

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