Prank or no, a lobbyist, not a legislator, still wrote the legislation

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WATCH: This Guy Spilled Bags Of Money At A Political Fundraiser To Make A Point
By Zach Carter and Christine Conetta, December 16, 2013

Letting a Wall Street lobbyist write your legislation is a surefire way to catch flak from campaign finance watchdogs. Rep. Jimes Himes (D-Conn.) learned that the hard way after a member of the anti-corruption group Represent.Us pranked his recent fundraiser, posing as a Citigroup lobbyist and spilling a bag full of fake money onto the floor in a very physical critique of the role played by money in politics.

Himes is under fire for his support of H.R. 992, a bill that would reinstate taxpayer subsidies for a host of derivatives -- the complex financial products at the heart of the 2008 meltdown. In May, The New York Times reported that a Citigroup lobbyist wrote most of the bill.

Himes defended his bill on HuffPost Live in March.
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