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In New York’s 19th, Cash is Always Greener
Young entrepreneur Sean Eldridge moved to New York’s 19th district with his husband and filed a statement of candidacy almost simultaneously. (Photo: Facebook.com) In New York’s 19th district, a race...
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Lobbying Giants Extend Spending Lead
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce building in Washington, D.C.(Flickr/Ron Cogswell) Lobbying heavyweights reasserted their dominance during the third quarter, as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the...
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Drone Lobby Taking Flak from the FAA
Under the proposed rules, the FAA would regulate small drones like this one the same way as those weighing up to 55 lbs.(flickr/Don McCullough) The lobbying effort to allow commercial drone use looks...
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Grimm’s $2 Million Throwaway: Contributions Came In Despite Indictment
Grimm will officially resign from Congress Monday. (Flickr/House GOP) Less than two months after spending $2 million to be re-elected to the House of Representatives, Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.)...
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Lobbying Decline Continues, But Slows to a Trickle
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Donohue earlier this month. The Chamber spent $124 million on lobbying in 2014, more than any other organization — as usual. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn...
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K Street: Return to Normalcy, or a New Normal?
President Obama signs the farm bill last February, a likely reason for the drop in 2014 lobbying spending by certain agricultural and food processing interests. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) K Street may...
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Despite Predictions, Business is Down on K Street
Some K-Street watchers predicted that the first quarter of 2015 would mark a return to boom times for lobbyists, what with a new GOP- dominated Congress digging in to legislation. But success for some...
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Leading Edge and Legacy: Google and GE Join Top Lobbying Spenders in 2015...
The first three months of 2015 saw Washington consider one of the most expansive trade negotiations in history; the future of technology and the Internet; and the merger of major cable communications...
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Among top lobbying spenders, AMA nearly doubles outlays in second quarter
The US Chamber of Commerce again tops the list of lobbying spenders for the second quarter of 2015. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Second quarter lobbying reports are in, showing some big jumps...
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The 10 biggest lobbying spenders in Washington laid out less than $300 million in 2015, lobbying records and Center for Responsive Politics data show. Expenditures by the top 10 fell to just under $282...
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Outside groups — mostly party establishment — playing big in GOP’s vulnerable...
Roll Call named Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) the most vulnerable incumbent in the House. The DCCC and the liberal House Majority PAC have spent $2 million benefiting his Democratic opponent, former Gov....
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PhRMA shows biggest spike in lobbying spending in first quarter of President...
President Donald Trump met with representatives from PhRMA, despite previously saying drug companies ‘were getting away with murder.’ PhRMA’s lobbying spending jumped the most among the top 10 lobbying...
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Lobbying spending hits historic lows
K Street sign at 15th and K in Washington. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Washington lobbying groups spent less money and reported fewer lobbyists during the third quarter of 2017 than in any...
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Tariffs spark first-quarter spike in steel lobbying
(Scott Olson/Getty Images) Spurred on by the prospect of President Trump’s newly imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, lobbying from the steel production industry ticked up 31 percent in the...
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Lobbying spending dips from first quarter, up in 2018 overall
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) The second quarter was a sluggish three months for federal lobbying, with quarter-to-quarter declines in both spending and registered lobbyists active on Capitol Hill....
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Lobbying spending at highest levels since 2010
(By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Gridlock in Washington isn’t stopping the lobbying machine from running smoothly. Nearly $2.6 billion has been spent on lobbyists so far, the most through three quarters...
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After ‘public hanging’ remark, Cindy Hyde-Smith reports thousands in new...
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith leaves the Capitol after a vote on Thursday, June 14, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Shortly after generating controversy by joking about attending a public hanging,...
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Lobbying spending reaches $3.4 billion in 2018, highest in 8 years
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) After several straight years of modest spending, 2018 was a banner year for lobbying firms. Clients spent $3.42 billion on lobbying in 2018, the largest sum since the all-time...
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Corporate cash leaking into Democratic campaigns despite “no-corporate-PAC”...
One of many no-corporate-PAC members, Rep. T.J. Cox (D-Calif.) received several contributions from trade associations that are bankrolled by corporations. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) More than...
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North Carolina candidates (and some super PACs) do battle in 9th District...
A North Carolina resident speaks to Democrat Dan McCready. (The Washington Post / Contributor) Tuesday’s North Carolina 9th District special election primary will decide which Republican gets to face...
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