Original sentence: All the members disapproved of the fact that the allegations were made public.Also in 2004 he presented a list of 7,200 cases in which members of Parliament falsely claimed attendance allowance ("day money", per diem allowance).His work colleagues (spokesman Hans Gert Pottering) conceded that Martin had a point but were opposed to his aggressive, investigative methods.In the 1999 European Parliament elections Martin was the leader of the Austrian Social Democratic group.On 31 March 2004, he presented a list in Strasbourg with the names of 57 German members of Parliament, who falsely claimed attendance allowances (for days in which they had not attended).The President of Parliament Pat Cox said that he would prefer to deal with the case internally.The spokesmen declared that the accusations were not sustained and not proven
Edited sentence: All MEPs disapproved of the fact that the allegations had been made public.Also in 2004 he presented a list of 7,200 cases in which members of Parliament allegedly falsely claimed attendance allowance ("day money", per diem allowance).He is at present striggling to reach the 4% hurdle.His work colleagues (including EPP leader, Hans Gert Pottering) conceded that Martin might have had a point but were opposed to his aggressive,secretive investigative methods.In the 1999 European Parliament elections Martin topped the list of the Austrian Social Democrats.On 31 March 2004, he presented a list in Strasbourg with the names of 57 German members of Parliament, who he alleged had falsely claimed attendance allowances (for days on which they had not attended Parliament).The European Parliament's spokesperson declared that the accusations were not sustained and not proven.The President of Parliament - Pat Cox - said that he would have prefered to deal with the case internally