Jack bills Hills: House Govt Reform Report

excerpts from Staff Report
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform
109th Congress Tom Davis, Chairman, Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member
September 29, 2006


…..exerting undue influence or corrupting public officials, current laws and regulations failed to protect the fundamental governmental integrity every citizen rightfully expects.

….selling information and entrée that shouldn’t need to be bought while making his clients pay inflated fees for access and influence that shouldn’t be for sale.

The principle that guided the preparation of this report was to let the facts speak for themselves and to avoid characterizations, inferences, and spin.

…..in winning and retaining clients was to convince clients that his contacts with relevant government policy-makers were so strong they would be foolish not to retain his firm. In the world of lobbying, perceived influence often carries just as much weight as actual influence

…..a tendency to describe his clients in a disparaging way and use foul language. In November 2002, for example, he wrote …..“I hate these f***ing ingrates. I told them ....to come up with the dough or prepare for another trail of tears!!! :)”

…..expresses his contempt for a potential client, Guam, and its newly elected Governor Felix Camacho.
"I met with [Camacho’s] his staffer tonight (!!!). the f***ing mother f***er didn’t even have the courtesy to call me or meet with me himself. I told the little twerp that they are off to a rip roaring start, with losers aplenty helping them. he basically told me that they too have concluded that everyone is a bullsh***ter here and that they want to hire us. I said ‘I am not sure you can afford us and frankly, I am none too happy by this little parade.’ He kept pushing, obviously having been given orders to tie up something. He is going to send me their wish list. I told him that we don’t charge anything less than six figures per month …. Let’s see what these pieces of s**t say. I am f***ing pissed. What disrespect".

In response to the Committee’s subpoena, nearly 6,600 pages of billing documents were produced, covering 13 clients from the beginning of 2001 to spring 2004.112

…..The clients ….. Howard Hills …………..