The American Bar Association is urging Congress to enact tighter controls on lobbying. The group is advocating several material changes to the Lobbying Disclosure Act that would require greater disclosure and prevent people from lobbying lawmakers for whom they have recently raised money, according to Roll Call.
With the debt ceiling debate in the rear-view mirror, K Street is now mobilizing in anticipation that considerable cuts could be just around the corner — particularly in the defense and health care sectors, Politico reports.
Expenditures on lobbying continued to decline during the first quarter of this year, Roll Call reports, but spending on in-house lobbyists has gone up.
The American Bar Association is urging Congress to enact tighter controls on lobbying. The group is advocating several material changes to the Lobbying Disclosure Act that would require greater disclosure and prevent people from lobbying lawmakers for whom they have recently raised money, according to Roll Call.
With the debt ceiling debate in the rear-view mirror, K Street is now mobilizing in anticipation that considerable cuts could be just around the corner — particularly in the defense and health care sectors, Politico reports.
Expenditures on lobbying continued to decline during the first quarter of this year, Roll Call reports, but spending on in-house lobbyists has gone up.
