FCC MEMBER JUMPS TO K STREET —The Hill: “Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker, a Republican, plans to leave the Federal Communications... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Testimony: Bulk Access to THOMAS and Access to CRS Products
Earlier today I testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch on lifting a publishing restriction on CRS... View Article
Continue readingFinancial regulation deadlines missed
In April, federal financial agencies missed every single rulemaking deadline--26 of them--mandated by the massive Dodd-Frank financial overhaul law, according to a recent report by the law firm Davis, Polk & Wardell.
And with the year anniversary of the law's passage coming in July, a huge number of deadlines--108--are coming up this summer, many of which agencies are also likely to miss because of the huge workload. Most of these deal with the regulation of the risky derivatives market, and fall under the responsibility of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
"It has ...
Continue readingDecision-Making on Capitol Hill Chilled by Threat of Dark Money
We’ve said it before: One result of the Citizens United case is that lobbyists will have new power. Whether real... View Article
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IRS TARGETS DARK MONEY GROUPS —Politico: “The Internal Revenue Service appears to have begun to enforce a tax on gifts... View Article
Continue readingMassive Lobbying Operation For Telecom Merger
AT&T is already the second largest mobile phone operator in the country and is looking to get bigger through a... View Article
Continue readingAT&T cultivates key Latino lawmaker
Four days before Rep. Joe Baca, D-Calif., publicly praised AT&T's announced aquisition of T-Mobile USA, AT&T's Political Action Committee (PAC) sent him a contribution for $1,000, adding to $4,000 already donated since the start of the year for his campaign fund.
Those checks were only the latest in a long stream of contributions and other support that the company has sent the congressman, his family, and charities associated with him over the years, amounting to more than $330,000. This pattern of giving shows how a company can use several avenues to cozy up ...
Continue readingHearing on the House’s Budget Will Not Be Televised (Or Webcast)
Will the American people be able to watch online as members of Congress discuss how much money to spend on... View Article
Continue readingSunrise (5/10/11)
CALLS FOR CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY ON MONITOR, FARA —Boston Progressive Examiner: “Jonathan Levy, an international law expert, is calling for Congressional... View Article
Continue readingNorm Coleman: A Case Study in Wielding Power in the Dark
Norm Coleman has decided to join the cadre of former senators now employed as “senior advisers” for Washington lobby shops.... View Article
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