The Post reports that Freddie Mac is undertaking an internal investigation into alleged “stealth lobbying.” The inquiry inside Freddie Mac follows stories by the AP about the company secretly hiring Republican consulting firm DCI Group of Washington to stop a proposal in the Senate in 2005 sponsored by Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb. The legislation would […]
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“Lobbyist Enrichment Act”
No, there’s no such piece of legislation actually called “The Lobbyist Enrichment Act.” But that’s what The Examiner calls President Obama’s Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Borrowing $787 billion from the next generation and spending it as rapidly as possible may or may not provide a jolt to the U.S. economy. But one thing is […]
PMA Group Update
Why let a federal raid rain on your parade? PMA Group lobbyists left that firm to start another, Capitol Consulting Group, according to this Hill report. Capitol Consulting Group was set up by three former PMA lobbyists: Lynn Henselman, Patrick Hiu and Gillian Jaeger, all of whom worked with PMA through November, according to a […]