Category Archives: lobbying
“One more way lobbyists could support Hillary Clinton”
WaPo:
Lobbyists have not been allowed onto Hillary Clinton’s transition team, nor has the Democratic presidential nominee indicated whether she, if elected, would lift President Barack Obama’s restrictions on lobbyists working in the administration.
But lobbyists have raised millions of… Continue reading
“Fresh Off Employing Evan Bayh, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Attacks Him”
“Trump proposes five-year ban on executive branch officials and lawmakers who want to become lobbyists”
WaPo:
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday called for tighter restrictions on Washington’s revolving door, proposing a five-year ban on members of Congress and executive branch officials who want to become lobbyists after leaving government.
Trump also proposed a… Continue reading
“Lobbyists raised $11 million for Hillary Clinton since July, none for Trump”
How Big Money Sways Policy Even When It Isn’t Spent
I made this point in Plutocrats United, and here it is in relation to opposition to the American-US Air airline merger, via ProPublica:
While labor was the friendly face of the merger, Tom Horne, the former Arizona attorney general,… Continue reading
“Trump transition team and GOP lobbyists are inching toward mutual acceptance”
“Want to be a ‘foreign agent’? Serve in US Congress first”
“Evan Bayh’s Shadow Lobbying”
“Pro-painkiller echo chamber shaped policy amid drug epidemic”
CPI:
An investigation by the Center for Public Integrity and The Associated Pressreveals that similar feedback loops of information and influence play out regularly in the nation’s capital, fueled by money and talking points from the Pain Care… Continue reading
“Is Congress working as it should? Depends on who you are.”
Frank Baumgartner and Lee Drutman for Vox.
“Lobbying registrations are down, but the influence industry is flourishing”
NYT: Congressman Introduced Tobacco Lobbyist Bill Verbatim; Sen. Landrieu Failed to Register as Lobbyist
Eric Lipton on business as usual in DC.