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Swamp Stories Episode 13: Hidden Trillions
“So if a normal year of government spending justifies a multi-billion dollar lobbying industry, you can just imagine what happened when the CARES Act came into focus. It was…
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Issue One praises senators’ decision not to weaken lobbying restrictions on former Pentagon officials
Issue One Executive Director Meredith McGehee released the following statement today after the Senate rejected the Pentagon’s proposal to weaken current lobbying restrictions on former Pentagon officials. The decision followed…
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Swamp Stories Episode 12: Shadow Lobbying
“Let me give it to you straight: Over the last decade it has become commonplace in Washington for people who lobby the government to avoid registering as lobbyists, thus…
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Issue One urges lawmakers to strengthen, not weaken, lobbying restrictions on former Pentagon officials
Issue One on Wednesday sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees opposing a new Pentagon proposal to weaken post-employment lobbying restrictions on former…
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Swamp Stories Episode 9: Profiting from Public Service
“There’s no question members of Congress have access to information that the public does not have, therefore if you want transparency, if you want open hands and a clean…