Bottom Line: American Heart Association lobbies up for food as medicine effort
Medicine of American Heart Association Hired Lewis Burke Associates Lobby Strategy scoperesearch and funding issues Food is medicineor the integration of the use of health foods into the field of healthcare to help prevent, manage, or treat certain conditions. The lobbyist for the account is Dominic Carter, a former deputy assistant director for agricultural science, […]
Bottom Line: Railroad giant lobbies up for drones
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 […]
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Rai Benjamin lobbies for one-day contract with Giants: ‘I’ve got some cleats’
American track and field star Rhy Benjamin won his second and third Olympic gold medal in Paris, but now that he’s back in the states, the New York native is hoping his favorite NFL team gives him a chance to fulfill his football dreams. Benjamin is a self-described New York Giants fan and has made […]
Harris lobbies to keep Nevada Democrats in Biden’s camp
Vice President Kamala Harris made a swing state appearance in an effort to rally her party around President Joe Biden as calls grow for her to take his place as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. On paper, Harris’s visit to Las Vegas on Tuesday was an effort by the Biden campaign to ramp up outreach […]