Category: LDA

The Times looks at fundraising and financial regulatory reform here. Executives and political action committees from Wall Street banks, hedge funds, insurance companies and related financial sectors have showered Congressional candidates with more than $1.7 billion in the last decade, with much of it going to the financial committees that oversee the industry’s operations.

Thanks to American College of Cardiology’s Molly Nichelson, Wellpoint’s Eric Lundberg, and the National Mining Association’s Corey Henry for making today’s Grassroots Forum event an informative and lively session.  As promised, here are some of the sources for my short presentation on grassroots lobbying legal issues, Citizens United, and the DISCLOSE Act. Citizens United information […]

Politico’s got the story on how lobbyists did during the debate over financial regulatory reform. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce deployed 85 lobbyists, including 49 hired from outside lobbying firms. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association employed 54 lobbyists, including 37 from outside firms. The American Bankers Association deployed 53 lobbyists; the Business Roundtable, […]