technology
TikTok The company signaled its continued engagement in Washington, less than five months after President Biden signed a bill to force Chinese parent ByteDance to invest or face a nationwide ban. employment Ballard Partners Lobby on issues related to the regulation of internet technologies and content platforms.
The lobbying team includes veteran Republican lobbyist Brian Ballard and Daniel McFaul, a former chief of staff to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), as well as Michael LaRosa, a former press secretary to First Lady Jill Biden, whose lobbying work is limited to Congress.
T-Mobile Hired Convergence Strategy It lobbies on issues related to broadband deployment, universal service, spectrum policy, regulatory enforcement and public safety. The account's lobbyist is Eric Einhorn, a former chief of staff to Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee.
budget
of Loudoun County, Virginia Hired Becker and Poliakoff Lobby on issues related to funding for community projects. Loudoun County, about 25 miles west of Washington, is the wealthiest county in the country in terms of median household income in 2023, according to the report. US News & World ReportAnthony Bedell, a former assistant secretary for congressional affairs at the Department of Transportation, will be in charge of the account.
Natural Resources
of National Marine Industries Association — a trade group representing the offshore oil, gas, wind and marine minerals industries — is hiring. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck To monitor the US Export-Import Bank's (Exim) financing of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique. One of the lobbyists for the account is John Hrobsky, a former deputy director of the US Minerals Management Service.
Agriculture
of Organic Trade Association Hired Monument Advocacy It lobbies on agricultural and organic issues. One of the account's lobbyists is T.A. Hawks, former Minority Staff Director for the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee.
Small and medium-sized enterprises
United Home Care Hired Becker and Poliakoff It lobbies on issues related to the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program. One of the account's lobbyists is Alfonso Lopez, a former assistant secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations at the Small Business Administration.
