Category Archives: lobbying
Cha-ching!
Ben Nelson earns $1 million (plus!) payday.
“Fiscal cliff, elections boost spending on lobbying”
“K Street Sings the Blues”
Politico: “K Street is living through lean times. The majority of big D.C. lobby shops have seen their revenues flat-line or decline during the last year of President Barack Obama’s first term — buffeted by a lingering global financial… Continue reading
“Fiscal Footnote: Big Senate Gift to Drug Maker”
Must read NYT on a big favor to AmGen buried in Congress’s “fiscal cliff” bill.
“Why Standing Up to the War Lobby is an Ethics Issue”
Controversial post by Richard Painter.
“Conservative group sues to block White House gun control recommendations”
The Hill: “Freedom Watch, founded by attorney Larry Klayman, argues that the task force held illegal meetings with lobbyists and did not give proper public notice. The group filed a lawsuit in a Florida federal court, seeking to shut… Continue reading
Nick Confessore Looks Under the Hood at “Fix the Debt”
“House Ethics Amends Private Travel Rules”
Roll Call:
The House Ethics Committee announced on Thursday that it has adopted new regulations for accepting privately financed congressional travel, including heightened disclosure requirements and earlier approval deadlines.
The changes were the result of a working group convened by… Continue reading
“For Outgoing Lawmakers, Connections Mean Chance to Cash In”
Open Secrets and CBS News reports.
Meanwhile Sen. Bob Bennett is angry he had to wait two years after leaving office before being able to cash in as a lobbyist.
“In Congress, relatives lobby on bills before family members”
WaPo: “In 2007, in the wake of the biggest lobbying scandal in decades, Congress limited the ability of family members to lobby their relatives in the House or Senate. But it declined to ban the practice entirely. Since then,… Continue reading
Harvard Law Review Publishes My “Fixing Washington” Piece, Lessig’s Reply
From the new issue of the Harvard Law Review:
Fixing Washington
Book Review by Richard L. Hasen ::
REPUBLIC, LOST: HOW MONEY CORRUPTS POLITICS — AND A PLAN TO STOP IT. By Lawrence Lessig. New York, N.Y., and Boston,… Continue reading
The NRA and Lobbying/Campaign Finance Reform
Former Bush ethics czar Richard Painter pens an interesting NYT oped:
Republican politicians must free themselves from the N.R.A. protection racket and others like it. For starters, the party establishment should refuse to endorse anyone who runs in a… Continue reading
“Lobbyists see powerful opportunities in second term”
WaPo: “Energy lobbyists are gearing up for a boom in business to help shape and implement a wave of regulations governing energy production, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable fuels and other energy and environmental measures that K Street expects the newly… Continue reading