The Washington Times reports that Neel Kashkari is raising questions about the Obama administration’s lobbyist rules. Months after the administration’s pledge, the lobbyist rules haven’t been implemented and Neel Kashkari, the one-time czar of the agency’s Troubled Asset Relief Program, told the office of the special inspector general for TARP that the pledge to craft […]
Category: Executive Branch
Confirmations, Bargaining Chips, and Holds
The Post uses this editorial to discuss the pace of Senate confirmation of White House appointees. Lawmakers should be less quick to use confirmations as bargaining chips and should limit the use of holds. They should think about just how many positions really require Senate confirmation. And they might change the rules so that appointees […]
Stimulus Lobbying Update
What did federal agencies report on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contacts under the Obama administration’s new rules? The Post reports: In August, the entire government reported only eight such lobbying contacts. The Pentagon, which controls about $7.4 billion in stimulus spending, reported only a single lobbying contact so far this year. The Homeland Security […]