A 12-point anti-corruption agenda proposes ending gerrymandering, barring corporate PACs, banning individual stock trading by lawmakers, and imposing a lifetime lobbying ban. The proposer pledged to refuse corporate PAC money, avoid trading individual stocks, and adhere to the lobbying ban personally. The platform links special-interest influence to higher costs for Texas families, citing drug prices and tax carveouts as examples of corruption that affect everyday life. Several proposals, including a stock trading ban and ending corporate PACs, have been introduced in Congress but have stalled. The platform also highlights corruption allegations tied to key Texas Republican figures.
Allred's proposal to "clean up Washington" is a 12-point anti-corruption plan that includes other populist priorities like ending gerrymandering, barring corporate PACs and a lifetime lobbying ban for lawmakers. The former congressman has personally pledged to refrain from trading individual stocks, to refuse corporate PAC money and to adhere to a lifetime lobbying ban. "Texans are paying more every day because politicians in Washington are looking out for themselves instead of us," Allred said in a statement to Axios.
The big picture: Allred's plan argues that special interests drive up prices for Texas families, pointing to drug costs and tax carveouts as examples of corruption. "Corruption isn't abstract - it costs Texans money, and shows up in their lives every day," the plan says. A handful of proposals included in Allred's plan, including a stock trading ban and ending corporate PACs, have been introduced in Congress but have stalled along the way.
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