Category Archives: lobbying

“Reform Groups Urge Senators to Co-sponsor and Support the Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform Act”

June 2, 2015, 11:55 amcampaign finance, lobbyingRick Hasen

Release: In a letter sent today to Senators, reform groups strongly urged members of the Senate to support the Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2015, sponsored by Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), which would limit the ability of… Continue reading

“Hastert’s post-Congress life one of political withdrawal and chasing cash”

May 31, 2015, 12:37 pmchicanery, lobbyingRick Hasen

WaPo: J. Dennis Hastert’s political winter in Washington has been defined by two seemingly contradictory traits. He shrank almost completely from the spotlight while becoming so dogged in the pursuit of wealth that it puzzled his longtime friends. After… Continue reading

“Mary Landrieu takes job at Washington lobbying firm”

May 26, 2015, 8:10 amlegislation and legislatures, lobbyingRick Hasen

She’ll have to pretend she’s giving “strategic advice” until the 2-year lobbying waiting period for Senators expires.

“Why is it corporate lobbyists are the only ones heard?”

May 11, 2015, 11:00 amlobbyingRick Hasen

Former Sen. Ted Kaufman oped.

“Amid gridlock in D.C., influence industry expands rapidly in the states”

May 11, 2015, 7:22 amlegislation and legislatures, lobbyingRick Hasen

Reid Wilson for WaPo.

“Intense Lobbying Failed to Assure Comcast’s Deal”

April 25, 2015, 8:03 amcampaign finance, lobbyingRick Hasen

NYT: Despite the distribution of $5.9 million in campaign contributions by the two companies during the 2014 election cycle, and the expenditure of an extraordinary $25 million on lobbying last year, no more than a handful of lawmakers signed… Continue reading

“A Better Way to Rein in Lobbying”

April 25, 2015, 7:53 amlobbyingRick Hasen

Lee Drutman NYT oped.

“America’s lobbying addiction”

April 18, 2015, 8:34 amlobbyingRick Hasen

Philip Wallach review: Lee Drutman’s new book, The Business of America is Lobbying, is mandatory reading for two groups of people: masochists and those of us who care about the future of self-government in America. After reading Drutman’s… Continue reading