Lobbyists Gear Up to Play Defense in 2009

By Kate Ackley
Roll Call Staff
Sept. 22, 2008, 12 a.m.

In the spring of this year, Ralph Hellmann, the top lobbyist at the Information Technology Industry Council, could already see the future. Much of the group’s lobbying agenda — free-trade deals, a health IT bill, legislation that would permit more high-tech immigration visas — was likely going to be scuttled by the intensely partisan environment and dwindling election year calendar.



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Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article

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