S. 60, Sen. Feinstein’s ban on the sale of inaugural tickets, apparently passed the Senate today. The bill is available here and with two exceptions, bans the sale of tickets for the swearing-in. The bill would make it illegal for any person to (1) . . . knowingly and willfully sell for money or property, or […]
Day: January 13, 2009
Groundhog Day: Lobbyist to Join Administration
President-elect Obama has named another lobbyist to join his administration, according to this report. William Corr, whose name Mr. Obama put forward this morning to be deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, was, until September 2008, a federal lobbyist with the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids… … “I have done more […]
Inauguration Lobbying
This AP report discussing lobbying activities coinciding with the inauguration. The article mentions Greenberg Traurig, mCapitol Management, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, National Association of Manufacturers, Butera & Andrews, Exelon, Perennial Strategy Group, and the BGR Group.