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By Kate Ackley | March 8, 2024 5:30AM ET Capitol Hill Pipeline Some women who served in Congress have gone to lobbying jobs, including former Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and ex-Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.). Shannon Finley, a founding partner of Capitol Counsel and a one-time senior political adviser to then-Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), started lobbying…Read More…
By Kate Ackley and Chris Cioffi | March 7, 2024 5:31AM ET Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s decision not to seek re-election will leave the business community with one less potential bipartisan deal-maker in the next Congress, especially on tax and economic issues, lobbyists said. The Arizona Independent has played a pivotal role in getting legislation through…Read More…
FIA announces 2024 Hall of Fame honorees Washington, DC— FIA today announced the induction of 12 new members into the FIA Hall of Fame. The new members will be honored at an awards ceremony during FIA’s annual International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla., on 12 March. “We established the FIA Hall of Fame to recognize the people…Read More…
By John Engen | 1/22/2024 “Bankers are waiting longer and they’re getting frustrated,” says Warren Tryon, a partner with Capitol Counsel, a Washington, D.C. lobbying firm that is working with some bankers on draft legislation to speed the approval process and enhance regulator transparency. “These banks have employees and customers and investors, and they’re left…Read More…
By Kate Ackley | January 19, 2024 5:16AM ET “If we’re talking divided government in 2025, this is a good test case and a bit of a dress rehearsal to see how all the key players on the Hill respond to the pressures and challenges,” said David Olander, who heads the tax practice at Capitol…Read More…