Heidi Heitkamp and Tom Vilsack are promoting a failed strategy for rural America. Biden would win support if he broke from that and took on Big Ag.
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Hospital Lobby Shells Out for Its ‘Friend in Washington’ Richie Neal
The American Hospital Association is boosting the Massachusetts Democrat who blocked surprise billing reform.
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Democratic Party’s Corporate Contingent Votes to Preserve Their Power
Several corporate lobbyists on the DNC Rules Committee thwarted a measure to bar corporate lobbyists from serving on the DNC.
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Verizon and AT&T Partner With Pro–Police Militarization Lobbying Group
The National Sheriffs’ Association, which counts the telco giants as ‘platinum partners,’ lobbies Congress to make the Defense Department’s 1033 military equipment transfer program permanent.
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Here Are the Corporate Lobbyists on the DNC Committee That Blocked the Climate Debate
Ten of the 17 votes in the Resolutions Committee against holding a climate-focused presidential debate last year came from members put forward by DNC Chair Tom Perez.
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Unsanitized: The K Street Bailout Would Apply to Practically Every Trade Group
Plus, reopening stumbles. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for May 12, 2020.
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Apple Gets a Boot in Joe Biden’s Door
Cynthia Hogan, one of the members of Biden’s vice-presidential search committee, was a top lobbyist for the computing giant.
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Unsanitized: Essential Employees at K Street Lobby Firms Go to Work
Plus, can coronavirus re-infect, and the airlines signal layoffs. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 28, 2020.
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Blue Dog Consultant Working With Industry Group Lobbying Against Health Care Reform
Kristen Hawn, a communications consultant, appears on emails with industry-backed groups strategizing against health care changes.
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Kyrsten Sinema, the Only Anti-Net Neutrality Dem, Linked to Super PAC Run by a Comcast Lobbyist
The super PAC has made independent political expenditures to support Sinema’s elections, and Sinema has directed donations to it through a PAC she used to chair.