The Times reports that Obama economic adviser Lawrence Summers earned millions of dollars from a hedge fund and Wall Street firms the year before joining the Obama administration. While Mr. Obama campaigned on a pledge to restrict lobbyists from working in the White House, a step intended to reduce any influence between the administration and […]
Category: Executive Branch
“Unlikely Alliance” Fights Lobbying Restrictions
The Post reports about an “unlikely alliance” formed to fight President Obama’s lobbyist restrictions. “President Obama has managed to unconstitutionally ban American citizens from one of our most sacred rights, and it’s flat-out wrong,” said Dave Wenhold, president of the lobbying league, which has joined CREW and the American Civil Liberties Union in demanding a […]
Lobbyist Rules Opposed
CREW, ACLU, and ALL announced a press conference to be held tomorrow to announce that they’re sending a letter to the White House regarding the Obama administration’s restrictions on lobbyist contact with executive branch officials. The American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Competitive Politics also wrote letters, according to Under the Influence.