Category: House

Rep. Visclosky and lobbying firm marketing

The Post reports on several defense company earmarks with links to Rep. Peter Visclosky. In rapid succession, the three-employee technology firm, NanoSonix, filed its incorporation papers in Skokie, Ill., and hired a Washington lobbying firm, K&L Gates, which boasted to clients of its close relationship with Visclosky. A week later, Visclosky wrote a letter of support for […]

MobilVox, Murtha, and Moran

The Washington Times has this exclusive on how MobilVox came to be awarded government contracts. Between 2003 and 2009, Mr. Murtha and Mr. Moran helped deliver $12 million to MobilVox in earmarks – money that is set aside by lawmakers for pet projects in the government’s annual spending bills. The latest House defense spending bill […]