The Washington Post profiles White House political director Patrick Gaspard here.
Category: Executive Branch
Haunting transparency of White House visitor logs
Late Halloween eve the White House released visitor logs and announced the move on its blog. The visitor records are here. The Hill report is here. Though Obama’s administration has taken pains to distance itself from K Street, a number of prominent lobbyists also show up on the list, including Steve Elmendorf of Elmendorf Strategies, […]
American League of Lobbyists writes President Obama on lobbyists on boards and commissions
The American League of Lobbyists’ David Wenhold wrote this letter to President Obama regarding the administration’s position on lobbyist membership on certain boards and commissions. This move seems inconsistent with Constitutional principles that people should not be punished for engaging in activities that were not actionable prior to new rules being put into place, and […]