When the members of the Senate Agriculture Committee meet today to consider the nominations of three new commissioners for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, they will be voting on three professionals who have played the political donor game.
Continue readingIt’s AMA v. AARP as Senate votes on docs’ Medicare fees
Doctors face a big cut in Medicare fees today, so the Senate, in what's become an annual ritual, scheduled a vote to spare them. The AMA urges a "no" vote, while AARP wants a "yes" - who will win?
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: $37 will get you a lobbying fight over climate change
In the era of big data, it shouldn't be surprising that some of the biggest lobbying fights are over numbers. In this case, the number is $37.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: Support for transfats, not so much for marijuana
Transfats, marijuana and medical devices are on the docket in the latest edition of Influence Analytics.
Continue readingDoctors turn lobbying effort to Senate to preserve Medicare pay
When the Senate returns to Washington next week, doctors will be at the door — and not to administer CPR.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: Mary Cheney’s firm organizes pro-Keystone XL blitz
Former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter, Mary, appears to be connected to a last-minute effort to persuade federal regulators to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
Continue readingContraception vs. campaign cash: Only birth control drew more comments than IRS plan to rein in dark money
More than 140,000 individuals and organizations had something to say about IRS plans to regulate political nonprofits — only the birth control debate surrounding Obamacare garnered more comments.
Continue readingDoctors lobbying Congress against pay cuts
In a rare show of bipartisan cooperation, Democrat and Republican members of Congress are united in backing legislation that would to keep physician pay high under the federal Medicare program.
Continue readingNRA increasing investment in Florida House race
So far, the NRA has invested more than $108,000 to help a Republican candidate win a hotly contested special election next month in Florida.
Continue readingFarm bill allows Congress to keep crop subsidies secret
The farm bill that President Barack Obama signs today will violate his own promises of transparency.
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