Category Archives: lobbying
‘Congressional Staff and the Revolving Door: The Impact of Regulatory Change’
Lee Drutman and Bruce Cain have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
We ask whether the 2007 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act lobbying regulations had the desired impact. We also develop and test a theory of… Continue reading
“New D.C. Campaign Finance Reform Would Ban Lobbyist Bundling”
BLT reports.
I’ve made the argument that a ban on lobbyist bundling is supported by the government’s interest in promoting economic welfare/minimizing rent seeking in this Stanford Law Review article.
“‘Pop-up lobbying’ a new trend in convention influence peddling”
Isikoff: “The political conventions have always been open season for big money influence peddling. But this year, ever-creative Washington lobbyists have devised a nifty new technique to bypass pesky ethics rules that were supposed to bar them from throwing… Continue reading
Verified Voting Hires Lobbying Powerhouse Patton Boggs to Lobby on Voting Technology Integrity Issues
“House Rules on Employment Negotiations and Recusal: the Case of Representative Cardoza”
Michael Stern blogs.
“Rep. Dennis Cardoza was negotiating new job for weeks”
Politico: “Rep. Dennis Cardoza entered into serious negotiations for his new job with a California law firm two weeks before his sudden resignation from Congress, POLITICO has learned. Cardoza, who Tuesday said he was quitting Congress, filed paperwork with… Continue reading
“Tom DeLay Registers to Lobby on Sex-Trafficking Issues”
Roll Call reports.
“Congressman Asks NPR For Documents About Its Use of Lobbyists in Congress”
The Daily Caller reports. (h/t Eric Brown)
From Member of Congress to Lobbyist in One Day
“How lobbyists became Congress’s leading policy wonks”
This item appears at WaPo’s WONKBlog.
“Conventions Lose Appeal for D.C. Lobbyists”
Roll Call reports.
“Special interests win in Senate panel’s attempt at tax reform”
WaPo:
It was supposed to be a first step toward tax reform. But as lawmakers tackled a list of 75 special-interest tax breaks, the special interests repeatedly won.
An accelerated write-off for owners of NASCAR tracks: That has… Continue reading
“Ted Cruz wins Texas Senate primary in a victory for tea party”
WaPo reports.
Mike Allen (Playbook):
WHAT THE TEA PARTY WIN MEANS TO GOVERNING : The 13-point victory by Ted Cruz, the former Texas solicitor general, over the sitting lieutenant governor, David Dewhurst, is a dramatic manifestation of the repeated… Continue reading