A new U.S. Public Interest Research Group report links lobbying expenditures and corporate PAC contributions to opposition to certain tax reform proposals. Huffington Post’s relatively new Lobbyblog notes the report here.
Day: October 29, 2009
House Ethics and Sam Graves
The House Ethics Committee issued a press release on a matter involving Rep. Sam Graves today. The report (541 pages) is here.
Lobbyists invited to fundraiser
The Hill reports that lobbyists were invited to a fundraiser. Dozens of lobbyists were invited to a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraiser Tuesday night with a Cabinet member even though President Barack Obama has sworn off taking money from lobbyists. A DNC official said it was a mistake that lobbyists were invited to a small […]