Sources, please?

New York Times (my emphasis):

The drive for a tighter lobbying law, just two months ago a major priority on Capitol Hill, is losing momentum, a victim of shifting political interests, infighting among House Republicans and a growing sense among lawmakers of both parties that wholesale change may not be needed after all.

Don't get me wrong - this may be true - but Sheryl Gay Stolberg, who pens the article, then fails to quote one single Democratic member of Congress that feels the changes aren't needed.

Because it seems like one party is way more interested in squashing lobbying reform than the other:

Already the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee last week voted against one of the few good proposals--introduced by Senator Barack Obama--to create an independent ethics enforcement agency that would compliment and bolster the pathetically inactive ethics committee. The proposal went down 11-5, a telling precursor of things to come.

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When the Senate Democrats offered their surprisingly strong "Honest Leadership Act" on the floor this week it too saw defeat, on a 55-44 party line vote. Instead the Senate unanimously passed a law forbidding lobbyists from buying lawmakers meals and drinks.

Admitting the need for change by Republicans would be admitting there is a problem in Washington, something they are not prone to do in an election year. Instead, the GOP hopes this blows over quickly and voters won't remember the culture of corruption that Republicans have brought to Washington D.C.