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Shortly after the lobbyist, Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to corruption charges, Mr. Dreier and Speaker J. Dennis Hastert called for tough restrictions, including a ban on gifts, meals, and privately financed travel. The initial fervor for the legislation was fueled by the Abramoff scandal, coupled with the resignation of Representative Randy Cunningham, Republican of California after he pleaded guilty in another corruption case. There has been little political fallout from the Abramoff case, according to the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.