PMA Group and Clients Paid Out $40 Million to Current Congress
No matter how we slice and dice the data related to contributions from embattled lobbying firm PMA Group and its clients, Rep. John Murtha (D-Penn.), chair of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, remains at or near the top of the recipient list, along with Reps. Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.) and Jim Moran (D-Va.). This week, though, [...]
Congressmen Overseeing Defense Budget Got $8 Million from PMA Group and Clients
The FBI hasn’t been the only group continuing to investigate lobbying firm PMA Group, which specializes in securing federal earmarks for its clients. At the Center for Responsive Politics, we’ve expanded our original analysis of contributions from the lobbying firm to lawmakers, specifically those on the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, to include contributions from PMA’s [...]
In NY Times, CRP Board Member Calls for Revolving Door Transparency
So far the Obama administration has appeared to make efforts to slow down the revolving door for lobbyists going from the executive branch into the private sector (and vice versa). But does the new president’s executive order prohibiting incoming members of the administration from working on issues they’ve lobbied on in the two years prior [...]