The Post reports on BP’s lobbyist support in this article this morning. Companies involved in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are hiring a bevy of high-priced Washington lobbyists and consultants to help them weather the crisis, as investigations heat up and calls for policy changes intensify.
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Oil and has industry PAC and employee contributions in the news
The Times examines political contributions from gas and oil industry PAC and employees in this article this morning. For the last decade, the oil industry has been one of the most powerful lobbying constituencies in Washington. It has spent nearly a billion dollars on federal lobbying since 1998, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, […]
GM lobbyist ban amendment fails
The Detroit News has the news about an amendment to the financial regulatory reform legislation in conference dealing with a ban on outside lobbyists for companies like General Motors. During a House-Senate conference committee debate on a financial overhaul bill, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., introduced an amendment that would have barred any company that is […]