Word: lobbyists
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Phelan insisted that Mallick did have such an interest, if only because his extensive oil and real estate holdings made him much more vulnerable to any change in tax laws than the ordinary American. But Mallick does not meet three standard tests of direct interest: he is not a lobbyist, he employs no lobbyists, and he does not have a political-action committee. By the standard of interest that the ethics committee seems to be applying to Mallick, says one member of Congress, "I couldn't talk to my own mother. She's 65, and on Social Security...
...senior congressional aide, who spoke yesterday on the condition of anonymity, said Cheney has sent the White House recommendations to eliminate both submarines from the budget. An industry lobbyist yesterday told other congressional aides that the submarines had been axed...
...Stewart I would make was more like the famed actor's stump speech after the sequel, Mr. Smith Goes to the White House, which didn't do well at the box office. (As it turns out, unfortunately for this prissy good-government scenario, Babbit is now a Capitol Hill lobbyist for a group of healthy savings and loans institutions...
According to lobbyist John Doherty, the bill has a good chance of passing and has the support of House and Senate leaders and the chancellor of higher education...
...Wright's. One of the main charges against Wright is that he used an unusual royalty arrangement for his book, Reflections of a Public Man, to get around limitations on campaign contributions. The book was sold primarily in bulk to such political supporters as the Teamsters Union and Washington lobbyist John White. The Speaker pocketed a 55% royalty. The Ethics Committee is expected to release next week a potentially damning report on Wright's activities...