Posted on 12/22/2015 5:21:39 PM PST by maggief
'TIS THE SEASON: Among the lobbyists, companies and associations who opened their doors for congressional fundraisers this month:
-Oracle for Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.)
-The American Trucking Associations for Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.).
-Johnnie Walker parent company Diageo for Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.)
-John Weinfurter for Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.)
-Nike for Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
-UPS for Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.)
-The AFL-CIO's Tom Trotter for Reps. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) and Rick Nolan (D-Minn.)
-The American Hotel & Lodging Association for Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.)
-The National Association of Realtors for Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.)
-The Twenty-First Century Group, former Texas Rep. Jack Fields' lobbying firm, for Democratic Reps. Donald Norcross and Donald Payne Jr. of New Jersey, David Cicilline of Rhode Island and Tim Ryan of Ohio.
The top consultant for Democrats, based on the DCCC events list, was the firm of Lindsay Angerholzer and Randy Broz, followed by Greg Kalik, of Kalik and Associates, Jennifer Frost, Kieloch, and Cliff Hash and Pattie Fiorello.
According to the NRCC list, Republic Strategies - led by Ashlee Reid Morehouse, a former finance director for John Boehner and Sen. John McCain - was No. 1. The runners-up were Sheff Richey (who used to work for Eric Cantor), The Townsend Group, Winfrey & Company and Matt Van Blargan's 814 Consulting.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
With all the money Trump has, he won’t have any problem buying VOTES to get his Legislative agenda passed.
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