State Rep. Peter Sullivan today released a plan to reform America's political process.

Sullivan's proposal calls for a ban on lobbyist gifts to Members of Congress, more stringent disclosure requirements for registered lobbyists, an extension of the "cooling off period" during which former governmental officials are barred from lobbying, and stiff civil and criminal penalties for Members of Congress who earmark funds for entities in which they have a financial interest.

"The current climate in Washington has taken corruption and self-dealing and turned them into an art and a science. It has to stop" said Sullivan.

"We won't change a diseased political culture overnight, but we have to begin the job right now. The proposals I am offering will serve as an important first step in reclaiming our democratic process".

Sullivan's reform plan is available on the web at:

www.sullivanforcongress.org

Rep. Peter Sullivan is serving his third term as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Sullivan is the sponsor of several measures aimed at reforming and strengthening New Hampshire's ethics and lobbyist regulation laws.