From this morning's Earlybird:
• "Lobbyists and representatives for interest groups are engaging in last-minute conference calls and meetings with White House officials hoping to sway what President Barack Obama says to Congress and the nation during his State of the Union address Wednesday night," Roll Call reports.
• "House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson urged farm leaders Monday to use the hearings he will hold this year to take control of the farm bill reform movement," CongressDailyAM (subscription) reports.







Caroline James
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Lobbyists and representatives for interest groups are engaging in last-minute conference calls and meetings with White House officials hoping to sway what President Barack Obama says to Congress and the nation during his State of the Union address Wednesday night. Redirect Virus
Potter
Friday, February 11, 2011
I do appreciate the efforts you spent for the benefit of others. Corporations, in particular, may resist spending directly on campaigns to avoid alienating customers, they now enjoy unprecedented freedom to underwrite the associations and surrogates that represent them and currency exchange.