Drone
BNSF Railway Company Hired Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld The railroad giant will lobby on issues related to “U.S. drone security solutions.” Build it The company has been operating drones for years to inspect infrastructure, accidents and other assets, and just won a new exemption from the FAA for flying drones beyond visual line of sight. Charlie Johnson, a former law clerk and Democratic staffer on the House Judiciary Committee, will be in charge of the account.
finance
Black Rock Hired Cornerstone Government Relations It will provide “strategic advice on asset management industry trends regarding working with Congress.” It is the fourth new lobbying firm to begin working for the investment giant since early June. Lobbying Disclosure Act Record.
One of the lobbyists on the account is David Planning, a former floor director for House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and special assistant to the president for legislative affairs under former President Trump.
Evolve Bank Hired Washington DC's first lobbying firm Vogel Group, Addressing issues related to banking and delivery. The Federal Reserve issued a cease and desist order in June, Blame the banks “The bank's anti-money laundering, risk management and consumer compliance programs were found to have been deficient,” the lawsuit said. The case will be handled by Alex Vogel, a former chief counsel to former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.).
Tax
of Natural Resources Conservation Fund (NRDC) Hired Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP It lobbies on issues related to the Treasury Department's regulations regarding the Technology Neutral Energy Tax Credit. One of the lobbyists for the account is David Skillman, former deputy chief of staff and counsel to Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon), a member of the Ways and Means Committee and now ranking member of the Commerce Subcommittee.
of American Association of Life Insurance Companies Hired Hollier & Associates It lobbies for the reauthorization of the 2017 tax reform bill and legislation to “repeal the capital tax treatment of debt investments and make them regular treatment.” The account's lobbyist is William Hollier, former chief of staff to Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Indiana).
