Shuster Pushed Bill for Lobbyist Girlfriend

A transportation bill had gone nowhere but once Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) became chairman of the Transportation Committee, “it moved at lightning speed: He introduced a revised version of the bill in March of last year, the same day he met with an airline industry group that supported it. A month later, Shuster shepherded the measure through his transportation panel in roughly 10 minutes. It sailed through the full House three months later without a roll call vote,” Politico reports.

“The legislation wasn’t only a priority for Shuster: It was a top issue for Airlines for America, and for Shuster’s girlfriend, Shelley Rubino, the organization’s vice president and a top airline lobbyist… Rubino herself lobbied for the legislation, according to disclosure forms.”