Congress Views: Sens. Bennet & Tester
From time to time, we’ll post “Congress Views” on lobbying. These will be opinions published by or attributed to members of Congress, on lobbying, lobbyists, and the lobbying community as a whole....
View Article(Potential) Congress Views: Alexi Giannoulias
Candidate for U.S. Senate Alexi Giannoulias (D-Ill.) is no fan of lobbyists. Mr. Giannoulias, currently the Illinois State Treasurer, is running for the seat currently occupied by appointed Sen. Roland...
View ArticleLobbying Fees Considered in House
A bill introduced in the House Judiciary Committee would impose fees on lobbyists, based on their number of clients. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Ohio) introduced H.R. 5751, the “Fee on Lobbyists Act,” in...
View ArticleCongress Views: Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy
Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy’s (D-Ohio) press release on her latest anti-lobbyist bill showcased her feelings on lobbyists pretty clearly: “When Americans on Main Street try to cheat or break the law, there are...
View ArticleImportant to Note in the 112th
There has been a lot of discussion of “changing Washington” in the months leading up to the transition from 111th to 112th Congress. Obviously, some of that was simply rhetoric, and some of it will be...
View ArticleGrassroots lobbying and SOPA/PIPA
In the 1980s the National Rifle Association pulled off one of the great lobbying/advocacy moves that is still remembered to this day. In an effort to defeat Congressional action, the NRA was able to...
View ArticleState of the Union
Every time I watch the State of the Union address, I always wish I was a more optimistic person. I remember being genuinely excited when President Clinton used the line (not very original) “the state...
View Article5 Best Amendments to STOCK that would have never happened
Last night S.2038, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (better known as STOCK), passed the Senate in a 96-3 vote. Introduced by Sen. Lieberman (I –Conn.) just over a week ago on the...
View ArticleCasualties of the System
Rep. Norm Dicks’ (D –Wash.) retirement announcement today, along with Rules Chairman Rep. David Dreier (R -Calif.) and Sen. Olympia Snowe’s (R – ME) shocker earlier this week, is a symptom of a larger...
View ArticleFly-in Days
One of the most common sights in Washington, D.C. is the fly-in lobby days. People from off the Hill flood the hotel conference rooms of our Nation’s capital, sometimes in droves and others in...
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