EARMARKS AND LOBBYING. Politico reports. “What insiders understand is that the money that used to be tagged for earmarks isn’t going away. It’s just moving. Instead of lawmakers designating it for hometown projects, government agencies and departments will dole it out through contracts and grants — a shift that some lobbying shops have been anticipating […]
Month: January 2011
Huge House Ethics report on fundraising timing and more in this morning’s AM political law news
HOUSE ETHICS REPORT ON REPS. CROWLEY, PRICE, AND CAMPBELL. A House Ethics Committee statement and the report are available here. The Hill reports: “The panel ran up against a Jan. 30 deadline and decided to take no further action. Instead, it published a final Ethic[s] Committee staff report that found that each lawmaker’s fundraising ‘raised […]
Earmarks, lobbyists, and Sanchez moves all in today’s morning political law news
SANCHEZ ON ETHICS. Roll Call reports on some moves on the House Ethics Committee. The committee’s website isn’t too informative in terms of listing the Democrats, as of the time of this writing. TAUZIN MOVES. Billy Tauzin might be joining Alston & Bird. SOTU ON LOBBYISTS. President Obama mentioned lobbyists last night. Because you deserve […]