The nomination of Gigi Sohn for the fifth commissioner’s slot has languished for over a year. Numerous policies affecting telecom interests are at stake.
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Random D.C. Lobbying Campaign of the Week: The Big Tech Bills
Tech companies are reaching out to small businesses that rely on them, to try to whip up grassroots opposition to legislation that weakens their power.
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Pennsylvania Oil Lobby Keeps Abandoned Wells Unplugged
The oil and gas industry could jeopardize federal funding to clean up the state’s thousands of abandoned and leaking wells.
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California Oil and Gas Industry Leans on Political Heavyweights to Drill Wells
New well count rises as governor appoints oil lobbyist to top role.
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Lobbyist-Led Dark-Money Group Buys Pro-Schrader Ads
Better Jobs Together, which previously ran ads for Henry Cuellar and Kyrsten Sinema, is on the air for Rep. Kurt Schrader in his tightly contested Oregon primary contest against a progressive challenger.
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China Policy: No Time for Mixed Messages
Today on TAP: With Xi bailing out Putin, the China bill pending before Congress needs to be stripped of special-interest measures that actually help Beijing.
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Does Punchbowl News Play by the Rules?
Where hosting a confab for lobbyists meets journalistic ethics
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Biden, Oil Companies Clash Over Price-Gouging Allegations
Although the petroleum giants have a laundry list of complaints, they continue to make bank.
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Amazon Warns Sellers: Marketplace Could Shut Down If Congress Tries to Regulate It
Direct email communications seek to motivate third-party sellers to lobby their representatives.
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The Drug Industry–Backed PAC Trying to Spike the Biden Agenda
Center Forward is funding practically all the corporate Democrats making trouble in Congress.
