The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is apparently soliciting and accepting contributions from lobbyists, according to this report. Obama is headlining a DCCC, DSCC fundraising dinner this evening, but lobbyists aren’t permitted to attend or to have donated money for the dinner, though they are permitted to attend an “issues conference” being held on Friday. Obama […]
Category: LDA
LDA Lobbying Guidance Issues Resolved?
The Hill reports on the aftermath of recent guidance on lobbyist terminations. Guidance for the LDA has taken on increased importance for K Street since many advocates were de-registering in light of the Obama administration’s tough stance on lobbyists. In the first days of the new administration, the president signed an executive order to put […]
Auto Company Lobbying
Should General Motors and Chrysler face a lobbying ban? That’s what this Post story examines. GM and Chrysler have reduced their lobbying expenditures this year. GM terminated contracts with all 15 private lobbying firms it has been using while retaining its in-house lobbyists. Ford Motor Co., which has not accepted federal bailout funds, has slightly […]