The Times notes the lobbying campaign undertaken by Honduran interests. First, depose a president. Second, hire a lobbyist. (Some might dispute whether a president was “deposed,” of course, but it makes the lead a little catchier.)
Day: October 8, 2009
Rangel effort fails
The Times reports on an effort to remove Rep. Rangel from his post on the Ways and Means Committee. Two Democrats, Representatives Travis W. Childers and Gene Taylor of Mississippi, voted with 151 Republicans in seeking to remove Mr. Rangel; 6 Republicans voted with 240 Democrats in sending the resolution to the ethics committee. Among […]
Who’s hiring lobbyists? Cities and states are, more and more
The Washington Times reports on the increase in the number of cities and states hiring lobbyists. Lobbying expenditures by states and localities rose by 118 percent from 2001 to 2008, compared with a 101 percent increase among all sectors of the economy that lobbied Washington over the same period, according to the data. For the […]