President Obama’s nomination of William Lynn, a former Raytheon lobbyist, moved forward today, according to this report.
Day: February 5, 2009
Gregg, the Census, 2010, and Redistricting
Michael Barone covers the implications of Judd Gregg’s appointment as Commerce Secretary. The Obama administration subsequently announced that the director of the Census Bureau will report directly to the White House, according to this report.
American Rights at Work
Secretary of Labor nominee Hilda Solis is facing questions on her affiliation with American Rights at Work, a group promoting unions, according to this report. In the written exchange, Republican senators asked if that would run afoul of Obama’s new ethics policy. Obama has announced that appointees who lobbied on an issue must steer clear […]