A faint and almost unnoticeable silver lining on this mushroom cloud of a presidency. However, it exempts congress, which is the real nest of vipers. It's toothless.

Should be extended to all branches.

Lobbying is one of the major hurdles of a fair government - this is a great step to elimination.

Personally, I think lobbying should be illegal.

Common sense bill that can reduce the number of conflicts of interest in Washington.

Yes! Remove incentives for corruption

This is good so as to prevent people who seek only personal gain from buying influence in the administration. How do you think Betsy DeVos got where she is today? Money and money alone.

Money in politics is one of the primary sources of corruption of values. The lobbies have gone too far as it is to their, in many cases corporate interest above those of the American people. While corporations are made up of people they themselves are not people. They have separate driving factors from an individual as well they are not singularly liable as a person is. These corporations cannot be allowed to continue to hijack our politicians and pollute Washington with greed and personal gain. We the people in trust our representatives with too much for them to be so easily corruptible. With the power we invest in them politicians need to be held to a higher standard. They are accountable to us. Let's hold them to account. No more money in politics. No more corporatocracy this is a democracy. It is long overdue we take this country back from the extraction industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the military industrial complex, Banks and mega agricultural monopolies. This is a planet in a declination spiral and now more than ever time is of the essence for our representatives to put aside the profit motives and do what is right for future generations. Our great grand children depend on our voices being heard today. Resist this administrations war on regulation and this starts with ousting corporate influence from Washington. Resist the Gorsuch nomination this will have the longest term effect on policy that this administration is handing to corporations. It's time to act now!

Lobbyists should not be allowed at all. This pay for play needs to stop!!! It has placed our elected officials in a position of right versus $$$$$$$$. And they all choose $$$ democrats and republicans alike.

Influence peddling is one of the reasons we're in this mess.

There shouldn't be a 5 year ban - it should be LIFETIME!

This isn't about partisan politics, this is about having a functioning government that serves the people.

Yes Political Appointees should be banned from lobbying and they are under current law and have been for years—this is not a new idea — however the requirement is so frequently wavered or ignored it has little impact. Yes enact a stronger law and assure enforcement of the law.

I don't like Trump, but yes, government officials should not lobby, especially for foreign countries.