> Do you think a politician is going to deny access to a company if it costs them nothing and makes their constituents happy? If it's risky proposition, then y

> Do you think a politician is going to deny access to a company if it costs them nothing and makes their constituents happy? If it's risky proposition, then yes, it's better to refuse. If he accepts it and things go wrong, it'll be blamed on him, and he might get kicked out. If he refuses, the worst that could happen is it could succeed somewhere else. In which case, he could then reconsider. The only time where it makes sense to accept is when he's desperate and needs to shake things up, or there are enough kickbacks to make it worthwhile.