Congressional Democrats introduced plans today to overhaul rules governing lobbying, a day after House Republican leaders released their own ideas to rewrite House rules on lobbying. "Today we as Democrats are declaring our commitment to change - change to a government that is good and as honest as the people," said Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, criticizing what he called a "culture of corruption" that means "the lobbyists get everything."

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