POLITICO spoke to more than a dozen lobbyists and lawyers about having Sanders at the helm of the HELP Committee, some of whom were granted anonymity to talk about the senator’s dynamic with K Street.
Lobbyists said another strategy could be working to insert favorable provisions into larger bills, lean on the panel’s House counterpart, the Energy and Commerce Committee, or go to Sen., who is stepping down as HELP Committee chair to head the Senate Appropriations Committee. Jeff Forbes, co-founder of lobbying and public affairs firm Forbes Tate, said Sanders has a history of bipartisanship, particularly while chairing the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, and will work to get stuff done — “the question is going to be what, and at whose expense?”
“Subpoena authority is certainly something that gets people paying attention,” said Rafi Prober, co-head of the congressional investigations practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Further, most of his staffers have a mix of experience working for him, progressive campaigns and nonprofits and share the aversion to downtown corporate lobbyists.
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Not top priority, but--medical centers will deny you an appointment for medical care if you don't give them a photo of your driver's license, which puts you at added risk for ID theft.
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I always thought journalism was meant to hold those in power responsible whereas this article seems to believe that lobbyists, who exploit our system for their own gain, are worth sympathy. Anytime you’d like to not carry water for lobbyists, try journalism
Bernie did nothing to fix the broken healthcare system -gives free healthcare to migrants -60% of Americans pay nothing at all in premiums for their own healthcare -no thanks to Bernie -who also gets free healthcare paid by you.
Bernie is a poser who emerges from his cocoon to put Vaseline on the naive & then chloroform them. What a charlatan, He reminds me of Jesse Jackson without a Senate badge: he always showed up to put out fires at 'kiss of death rallies' for failed strikes or protests.
How sweet it is 🤣
I'm sure he would be happy to receive the usual kickbacks. I think it's hilarious that anyone believes this guy has an ounce of integrity.
That’s the best place for him. Health care should be more socialist because capitalism doesn’t really work in this industry
As well they should. Like poodles and a pitbull.
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