The state of the lobbying business in Maryland and Virginia is the topic of this Post report. “As businesses get squeezed and the bottom line becomes more precarious, they turn to lobbyists more and not less.”
Day: January 10, 2009
Obama Defense Pick Violates Pledge?
ABC News reports that President-elect Obama’s selection of William Lynn, a former Raytheon lobbyist, violates a campaign pledge regarding lobbyists in his administration. Several former lobbyists have also paved their way into the administration, including soon-to-be chief of staff for Vice President-elect Joe Biden, Ron Klain, who was registered as a lobbyist for Fannie Mae […]