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Lobbyists begin to cash in on Republican-led Congress
The Hill ^ | April 20, 2015 | Megan R. Wilson

Posted on 04/21/2015 6:35:55 AM PDT by C19fan

K Street’s largest firms are starting to reap the rewards of the new GOP-controlled Congress, leaving lobbyists bullish about 2015.

Nearly all of two-dozen firms that provided their first-quarter earnings totals to The Hill on Monday — the deadline to report the figures to the House and Senate — saw their revenues increase.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 114th; congress; gop; lobbyists
Meet the new GOP Congress same as the old GOP Congress.
1 posted on 04/21/2015 6:35:55 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan
Why can't we get rid of Boehner & McConnell?

Because of the money spigot.

It's really no more complicated than that.

2 posted on 04/21/2015 6:45:12 AM PDT by Pietro
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To: C19fan

Now that’s really strange because we all know that NOBODY/LOBBYISTS ever “cash in” when the dems are in control. It’s probably all being orchestrated by those evil Koch boys. Right? LOL!

(Kochs bad. Soros good!!!)


3 posted on 04/21/2015 6:45:17 AM PDT by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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To: C19fan

Unlike how the lobbyists were totally ignored by the Democrat controlled congress over the last 6 years.

That’s why there are hardly any left.

wait...


4 posted on 04/21/2015 7:00:04 AM PDT by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz - to defeat HilLIARy/Warren)
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To: C19fan
How interesting...

the LINK for this says the page is called:

"http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/239477-lobbyists-slow-to-cash-in-on-gop-led-congress"

5 posted on 04/21/2015 7:02:39 AM PDT by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz - to defeat HilLIARy/Warren)
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To: Pietro

Queers are a protected class.


6 posted on 04/21/2015 7:13:27 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: C19fan

This is exactly what happened with a GOP congress under Bush. Cashing in was much more important than representing the conservatives who voted them in. Boy, what a wasted 8 years.


7 posted on 04/21/2015 7:15:31 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: C19fan

Thank you Grover Norquist and Tom DeLay.


8 posted on 04/21/2015 7:19:30 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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