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Lobbying & Influence

K Street Comes to Mr. Brown

Lobbyists Work to Forge Ties With Incoming Senator

Sen.-elect Scott Brown’s arrival on Capitol Hill on Thursday had all the pomp and circumstance of a celebrity jaunt. The Massachusetts Republican was greeted with applause in the Russell Senate Office Building, had an invitation to meet with Senate leadership and was swarmed by a gaggle of reporters at every turn.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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30 Hill Aides to Know

30 Hill Aides to Know

The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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