The Commissioner of Lobbying appeared before the committee this past May. Among other things, she spoke about her budget of roughly $6 million, $4.8 million of which goes to employee salaries and benefits. That means she has an operating budget of approximately $1.3 million. A large share of that, $700,000, is spent on federal services, such as human resources services. It's still a very modest budget, especially when you compare it to that of some lobbyists.
Why wouldn't the government increase the budget of the Office of the Commissioner to make the office more effective, if the goal is to be more transparent?