The House Financial Services Committee is currently holding a hearing on the implementation of new rules for the trading of... View Article
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Four longtime senators recently announced their retirements from the Senate effective at the end of 2012. This independent living in... View Article
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This week the Obama administration released three different plans to end or vastly shrink the role of the government in... View Article
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An important piece from Heather Gerken: Lobbying has been neglected by most people who write in the field (including me).... View Article
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After promising that he would not become a lobbyist rumors are swirling that former Sen. Chris Dodd is in negotiations... View Article
Continue readingOrganizations Responding to Oversight Chairman Include Major Lobbies, Big Contributors
In December Oversight Committee chairman Darrell Issa sent letters to 142 organizations soliciting suggestions for regulations that were cumbersome and... View Article
Continue readingGroundhog Day (Lobbying Edition)
Every February 2nd, optimists around the country turn to a furry little rodent in Western Pennyslvania, hoping that this year... View Article
Continue readingFreshman Hires Former Senator Turned Lobbyist As Chief of Staff
Newly minted Rep. Chip Cravaack has hired former Sen. Rod Grams as his chief of staff. Grams served the state... View Article
Continue readingFormer Michigan Congressman Joins Lobbying Firm
The lobbying firm Dickstein Shapiro announced the hiring of former Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) to its Washington team. Hoekstra will... View Article
Continue readingThe Arab World’s 2010 Lobbying Contacts
The world’s focus has been rightly been focused on the ongoing revolt in Egypt. That has brought some attention to... View Article
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