Lobbyists Keep Busy Despite Legislative Lull
Michael Herson of American Defense International, Inc. (ADI) featured in Roll Call
By Kate Ackley
Roll Call Staff
Sept. 13, 2012, 12:01 a.m.
Members of Congress, focused almost entirely on the November elections, might not have much on the legislative calender before then. But Cord Sterling certainly doesn’t expect any downtime.
The vice president of legislative affairs for the Aerospace Industries Association is on the front lines of the fight against the possible automatic defense budget cuts, known in wonkspeak as sequestration.
During the August recess, the AIA kept busy pumping out polls and studies showing what it concludes could amount to potentially disastrous economic effects of the cuts. Sterling and his crew are trying to convince Members to come up with an alternative before the elections or, at least, in a lame-duck session.
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Michael Herson, who runs American Defense International, said his clients, in addition to keeping an eye on the sequester cuts, will be working on a defense authorization bill this fall. But he calculated that there are about eight legislative days remaining before the elections.
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