| Congressmen Josh Riley and Greg Landsman are leading the fight to hold politicians accountable and ensure that hardworking American families – not lawmakers’ special interests – come first.
Last week, Riley and Landsman introduced the Drain the Swamp Act – comprehensive legislation that works to restore trust in government by ending political corruption, holding politicians accountable, and defending democracy.
The bill comes as Riley and Landsman have continuously fought to fight the rigged system in D.C., restore faith in government, and return power to the communities they serve.
See more about Riley and Landsman’s efforts:
 Rep. Landsman: “It is arguably the most comprehensive anti-corruption bill in American history, because we’re seeing unprecedented corruption. And it’s the kind of corruption that will destroy the country, our economy.”
Rep. Riley: “People want this…There’s a direct line between the corruption in this place and the struggles folks are having at their kitchen table right now. There are families who are getting hit with the utility bill, hit with the grocery bill, and having tough conversations with their kiddos about whether they got to cancel summer vacation. People know that the challenges they have in a rigged economy are directly related to the corruption of this place.”
Rep. Landsman: “If we want to keep our democracy, we have to agree to a couple of things, including ending the corruption…and now we have a vehicle, a bill, that is comprehensive, includes everything. And hopefully every voter will ask whoever’s running for Congress, whoever’s running for president next, ‘Will you vote for the Drain the Swamp Bill?’”
Rep. Riley: “People already distrust this place enough, and for good reason. I mean, we’ve got career politicians who are more focused on their next election than doing right by the folks at home… you’re an upstate New Yorker, you look at what’s happening here, you’re struggling to get by, and you see all the money these politicians are making using inside information, and it just reinforces that the economy is rigged and the politics are corrupt. And this is a comprehensive way to fix it.”
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