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Supporters of the ABA plan and a series of other lobbying reform proposals have said they are not looking for immediate congressional action, but want to have some specific plans for improvement ready when an opportunity arises to advance new legislation, such as a new political scandal. During a Capitol Hill panel discussion last March featuring lobbyists, political reform groups, and others interested lobbying disclosure system, Thomas Susman, the director of the ABA’s governmental affairs office in Washington, called the ABA lobbying task force part of an effort to develop “a long-term agenda” for reform of the current Washington lobbying process (2969 Money & Politics Report, 3/15/11).

Susman acknowledged that Congress “is not likely to be enthusiastic” about reforms that break the link between lobbying and campaign fund-raising because the current system of relying on lobbyists for campaign money has been “lucrative” for lawmakers.