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Lobbyists Eager for Short-Term Fiscal Deal 0
Michael Herson of American Defense International, Inc. (ADI) featured in a Roll Call story on the lame duck session and a fiscal deal.
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The Hill’s 2012 Top Lobbyists Comments Off on The Hill’s 2012 Top Lobbyists
Michael Herson of American Defense International, Inc. (ADI) named one of The Hill’s 2012 Top Lobbyists The Hill Staff – 10/31/12 05:00 AM ET 2012 hasn’t been the best year for K Street, but it’s too soon to call it a bust. A divided government and the demands of campaigning have kept Congress in low […]
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Consensus for American Security 0
I was recently asked, and agreed, to join The Consensus for American Security, which is a group of influential military and national security leaders who have come together to highlight growing support for a new, sustainable and comprehensive national security policy. The Consensus is a program of the American Security Project (http://americansecurityproject.org/). You can read […]
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Lobbyists Keep Busy Despite Legislative Lull 0
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 […]
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Michael Herson and American Defense International (ADI) Featured in POLITICO’s Influence 0
POLITICO Influence By DAVE LEVINTHAL & ANNA PALMER With Abby Phillip and William Bergstrom 07/17/12 2:31 PM EDT K STREET CORRIDOR: AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL Leadership: Michael Herson, president and CEO Internal muscle: 12 full-time consultants, 12 to 15 part-time consultants and 39 lobbying clients, including Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and General Dynamics. Biggest battle: Defense contractors […]
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Lobbyists Prepare Eleventh-Hour Messaging Before August Recess 0
Kate Ackley, Roll Call July 9, 2012 The four-week stretch before the August recess might sound like a long haul, especially for this Congress. But by lobbyists’ count, they have at most 16 legislative days left before politics completely swamps the Capitol Hill agenda. “You’re squeezed,” GOP lobbyist Kathryn Lehman of Holland & Knight said. […]
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Congressional Earmark Ban Changes Business on Capitol Hill 0
Kate Brannen Defense News July 2, 2012 While the U.S. congressional earmark ban has not eliminated earmarks, it has changed the way business is done on Capitol Hill, moving it into the shadows and making it difficult for watchdog groups and lobbyists to figure out what’s going on. “I don’t think people realize how much […]
Read MoreSpending on Washington lobbying falls in 2011 0
Jim Puzzanghera Los Angeles Times January 27, 2012 Washington’s political gridlock has had at least one advantage: It allowed businesses and interest groups to reduce their lobbying expenses last year, the first time that’s happened in more than a decade. Overall, the amount spent on lobbying was nearly $3.3 billion last year, down from $3.5 […]
Read MoreObama Backers Tied to Lobbies Raise Millions 0
Eric Lichtblau New York Times October 27, 2011 WASHINGTON — Despite a pledge not to take money from lobbyists, President Obamahas relied on prominent supporters who are active in the lobbying industry to raise millions of dollars for his re-election bid. President Obama’s car, outside a fund-raising brunch for his campaign that Mr. Obama attended […]
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