No, thank you!

We had a busy day putting together a new policy on gifts. I'm glad to see that both Republicans and Democrats alike were ready to tackle the problem and bring on some needed reform. While I would have preferred a total gift ban, in the end I was glad to vote for the Democrats' new plan.

Of course, nothing is stopping any legislator from refusing to accept ANY gifts from lobbyists. To that end, a number of us have adopted our own "zero gift policy." As such, I won't be accepting gifts, not even those that meet the new guidelines, other than informational materials.