Goldman Sachs is finalizing a deal to hire Michael Paese to head its Washington office, according to lobbying and company insiders.
Paese, now the executive vice president of global advocacy for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, is viewed as “the capstone in an effort to reformulate the Washington office,” said a company insider.
Paese is [...]
Entries from April 2009
April 23, 2009
Politico: Suite Talk April 23, 2009
April 22, 2009
Bloomberg: Freddie Mac Acting CFO David Kellermann Found Dead
April 22 (Bloomberg) — Freddie Mac Acting Chief Financial Officer David Kellermann, 41, was found dead early today in his home in the Washington suburbs, police said.
There were no signs of foul play, and the death is under investigation, Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Officer Shelley Broderick said. Broderick said early reports from others in [...]
April 22, 2009
Tallahasse.com: Legislature Roundup, April 22, 2009
The Florida Legislature is in session through May 1. Here are highlights of what happened and what’s coming up. Get updates at floridacapitalnews.com:
BUDGET
What happened: Though official conference negotiations went another day without starting, the presiding officers are talking about basic differences. The House wants to cut more spending, the Senate wants to raise more taxes.
What’s [...]
April 22, 2009
House Leadership: April 22, 2009
majorityleader.house.gov · (202) 225-3130
FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009
House Meets At…
Last Vote Predicted…
10:00 a.m.: Legislative Business
Fifteen “One Minutes” Per Side
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Suspensions (14 Bills)
1) H.Res. 339 – Expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives regarding the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, the kidnapping of Captain Richard Phillips by Somali [...]
April 22, 2009
Orlando Sentinel: Maxwell: Crotty for Tax Collector?
Scott Maxwell just posted this on his Taking Names blog:
Today’s paper carried a story about Rich Crotty’s dwindling prospects for higher office — with pundits (even conservative ones) suggesting the ethics cloud he first created for himself with his lucrative Daryl Carter land deal has only gotten darker, thanks to his central role in the [...]
April 22, 2009
CQ Politics: National Parties Build Treasuries For 2010
The Democratic National Committee outraised the Republican National Committee in March, though the GOP organization ended the month with more than twice as much in the bank as its partisan opposite.
The DNC took in $7.8 million last month, compared to $6.9 million for the RNC. The DNC was aided by a $2 million transfer from [...]
April 22, 2009
TheHill.com: Banks, automakers cut back, but continue spending on lobbying
Top banks and automakers receiving hundreds of billions of dollars in federal bailout money cut back heavily on lobbying expenses at the beginning of the year.
Still, banks in particular continued to spend millions to influence Washington as President Obama and a new Congress took office.
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April 22, 2009
TheHill.com: Lobbying World
• Phil English has joined Arent Fox as a senior government relations adviser. English is a former GOP lawmaker who represented Pennsylvania’s 3rd district from 1995 to 2009. He served on the House Ways and Means Committee and was the ranking member on the House Subcommittee of Select Revenue Measures in the last Congress.
• [...]
April 22, 2009
TheHill.com: K Street Insiders: Contain the emotion, provide a solution
When I was a young congressman, I received my share of visits from emotional and sometimes angry constituents. They were angry not so much at me, but rather at the bureaucratic process. Quite often, their response was understandable, but misdirected when it came to proposing a solution to the problem at hand.
For instance, a frequent [...]
April 22, 2009
Politico: Suite Talk April 21, 2009
Former Rep. English Joins Arent Fox
Former Rep. Phil English, the seven-term Pennsylvania Republican who lost his seat last fall to Democrat Kathleen Dahlkemper, has joined Arent Fox as a senior government relations adviser.
“I love the collegiality here,” English told Suite Talk. “Everyone is working hard and working together comfortably. It’s the kind of culture that [...]
