Tag: corporate lobbyists
Staff of Democratic lawmakers attend corporate lobbyists ‘luxury retreat’ pushing to...
Any "congressional staffer serious about finding solutions wouldn't touch that retreat with a 10-foot pole."
Where there’s smoke, there’s Boehner
But the crassness of this Boehner cannabis pitch somehow symbolizes, to me anyway, how low too many of our craven, so-called public servants are willing to stoop for an almighty buck once they’re out of office.
Meet the Lobbyists Who Got a $250 Million Subsidy for a...
Scott Walker continues his cuts to the public sector despite his plan to score the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks a new arena costing more than $250 million in taxpayer money. Meet the lobbyists who won Walker’s heart in the deal.
A Quiet Corporate Coup on Capitol Hill
Congressional staffers have gained a lot of control and influence over legislation and corporate lobbyists have long understood this. Flattery and gifts have become a way for lobbyists to get what they want in terms of political gain.
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When 3 men richer than 165 million people, Sanders says working class must ‘come...
Big-money special interests "want to divide us up," said the independent senator at a living wage rally in South Carolina, "and we are determined to bring working people together."
Trump’s repeat “birthright citizenship” babble: Dead wrong on the facts, the law and amendments
Trump’s latest scam again pushes the envelope to find new ways for this loser to lose again.
Could we actually end the CEO defense contractor gravy train?
FDR put the kibosh on military contractor windfalls during World War II. We could do the same.
Prayer helped me survive poverty, but I needed government help too
Our social safety net is flawed but vital. Let’s work together to protect it from political attacks.
‘Globally significant moment for ocean conservation’: Australia to phase out gill net fishing in...
“The removal of gillnets in net-free zones on the reef has already helped boost local fish populations. We want to see this happen right across the reef.”