The Hill reports on bailed-out companies renewed lobbying efforts here. Over the past few months, the biggest beneficiaries of the $700 billion financial bailout have hired a slew of blue-chip lobbyists to boost their presence in Washington.
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Candidate promise not to lobby
A Senate candidate has promised never to become a lobbyist, according to this report. “The revolving door used by lobbyists and legislators only serves to fill the pockets of special interests while ignoring the needs of Arkansas families,” said [Bill] Halter in a statement from his campaign. “During my career I’ve worked in both the […]
Lawmaker liability for lobbyist influence
Matt Bai discusses lobbying and lawmaking in this Times Magazine piece this morning. The truth is that anyone who spends any significant time in the political world knows that corporate money, raised and leveraged by lobbyists, is perverting any notion of good policymaking, as surely as ice dancing perverts the idea of sport. . . […]