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President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday that aims to prevent his administration officials from joining the lucrative Washington influence industry shortly after leaving the executive branch.
Biden’s ethics rules prohibit officials who leave the administration from lobbying the executive branch or registering as foreign agents for two years. Unlike past presidents’ ethics pledges, Biden’s plan looks to crack down on “shadow lobbying” where former government officials influence policy but don’t register as lobbyists. The executive order prevents ex-officials from communicating with administration officials for two years after leaving government. It also prohibits senior officials from holding out to lobby or assisting with lobbying activity for one year.
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