Rep. Rod Blum has introduced the "No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act," which would ban Members of Congress from ever becoming federal lobbyists once they leave office.
The Iowa Republican, who believes serving constituents should be reward enough for his colleagues, wants to "close the revolving door between Congress and special interest groups," according to his statement.
If the measure becomes into law, Blum believes politicians will "focus on representing their constituents instead of catering to lobbying groups who offer a lucrative post-electoral career.”
The no golden parachutes effort is the first bill introduced by first-term Congressman Blum.
On a related note, Blum formed the Congressional Term Limits Caucus earlier this month with Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke.
Blum aims to weed out politicians "who are incentivized by the system to care more about retaining their position than doing what is best for the country."
He said: "Our founding fathers never intended for public service to be a career, rather, serving in Congress was designed to be a temporary sacrifice made for the public good."
Before joining Congress, Blum was CEO of Eagle Point Software and owner of Digital Canal software company.
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