DLA Piper hired recently-retired Sen. Mel Martinez, according to this Hill report. The firm’s release is here.
Day: September 23, 2009
White House’s Latest on Lobbyists
Norm Eisen announced new lobbyist restrictions on The White House Blog today. The White House has informed executive agencies and departments that it is our aspiration that federally-registered lobbyists not be appointed to agency advisory boards and commissions. These appointees to boards and commissions, which are made by agencies and not the President, advise the […]
Free Speech, Insurance Company Donations, and “Gag Orders”
The Post reports on alleged efforts to control insurance companies’ communications. The federal government has ordered health insurers to stop telling Medicare beneficiaries that proposed health reform legislation could hurt seniors and jeopardize their benefits. UPDATE: The Center for Competitive Politics sent a letter to the White House’s Norm Eisen about this. More here.