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House rules limit outside employment income to $ annually, but Green avoided this by delaying compensation. Members must report employment negotiations within , but these reports are kept from the public. When violations occur, enforcement depends on presidential cooperation, resulting in prosecutions for Hatch Act violations. Ethics experts called Green's arrangement because no member had previously hidden an employer while voting on legislation affecting that employer's interests.

Explanation

This exercise reveals the specific loopholes Green exploited: income limits he avoided, disclosure rules he ignored, enforcement gaps he leveraged.

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