“Why Lobbyists Dodge Calls From Congressmen”
Interesting NPR report on rent extraction. I deal extensively with lobbyist fundraising and the problem of rent seeking/extraction in my recent Stanford piece.
Category Archives: lobbying
“Courting the White House? Don’t Call It Lobbying”
Politico reports.
Same as It Ever Was Dept.
Front page, must-read NYT:
More broadly, the review showed that those who donated the most to Mr. Obama and the Democratic Party since he started running for president were far more likely to visit the White House than others.… Continue reading
“Companies Flee Group Behind ‘Stand Your Ground'”
“Lobbyist Group Backs Raising Accountability Standards”
Roll Call reports. Apparently the group favors congressional changes which would help lobbyists compete for business, but they don’t like changes which would break the connection between campaign fundraising and lobbying, one of the key features of the ABA… Continue reading
“Limits on Lobbyists as Hosts? Simply Unworkable, They Say”
NYT: “Tough new limits proposed on the way special interests could court executive branch officials have prompted a fierce counterattack from lobbyists who fear they will end a cherished Washington ritual: hosting federal workers at events like conferences, cocktail… Continue reading
“Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce are top House fundraising committees”
Lee Drutman offers this analysis for the Sunlight Foundation: “The analysis was conducted at the request of and in collaboration with This American Life and Planet Money public radio programs. It is featured on the March 31, 2012 episode of … Continue reading
“House Republicans discuss reviving earmarks”
Interesting Reuters report.
“Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists’ Compliance with Disclosure Requirements”
New GAO report.
“Generation X Joining K Street”
Politico reports.
“Lobbying association responds to criticism by calling for more regulation, education”
This important WaPo article begins: “Washington lobbyists are making a strange request: more regulation of lobbying.”
The article shows that some lobbyists are supporting lobbying reform out of self-interest, and it provides an opportunity to get meaningful reform done.
Abramoff to Appear with Americans Elect Candidate Buddy Roemer on Campaign Finance Reform
Part of the tour to restore Abramoff’s credibility (and continue to make money off lobbying, by talking about it, I suppose).
It really strikes me a strange bedfellows, the three Musketeers of reform: Abramoff, Lessig, and Roemer. And the troubling … Continue reading
“Lobbying and transparency: A comparative analysis of regulatory reform”
Craig Holman and William Luneberg have written this article for the new journal, Interest Groups & Advocacy. Here is the abstract:
As citizens grow increasingly wary of whose interests are being represented in the public policy arena, especially in… Continue reading
“Lobbyist League Looks to Obama to Help Eliminate Registration Loopholes”
BLT: “The American League of Lobbyists on Monday urged President Barack Obama to work with it to eliminate lobbying registration loopholes that the group says he has encouraged through his policies.”