WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn issued the following news release:

U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT), Jim Risch (R-ID), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statements after their Conflict-free Leaving Employment and Activity Restrictions (CLEAR) Path Act, which would mitigate foreign influence on U.S. policymaking by prohibiting certain former government employees from lobbying on behalf of certain countries of concern, passed the Senate unanimously:

"Foreign adversaries with ill intentions should not wield influence on American policymaking, nor should they exploit our own citizens to intercede on their behalf," said Sen. Cornyn. "This commonsense legislation would root out attempts of malign ...