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Originally Posted by Redux
Re: Number 10:limits on lobbyist's access to the White House.
One of the most sweeping changes is not just limiting lobbyists' access to the White House...but limiting the influence of lobbyists throughout the Executive Branch by barring them from serving on advisory committees that provide guidance on drafting and/or reviewing regulations.
It received little notice at the time of its publication last summer, but K street has been in a frenzy in the last few months as it is put into place.
It is influencing regulations, as much as or more than influencing legislation, through which industry lobbyists can be most self-serving.
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Well, lobbyists have been out full force since he was elected. They may not have a lot of acces to the WH, but they have
major access to Congress, not to mention how much access Wall Street has to Geitner. Lobbyists pretty much WROTE the Senate health care 'reform' bill. And now, with the SC decision about corporations, we can expect things to get much, much worse. (because corporate America pretty much runs everything anyway)