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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC, / ˈ eɪ p æ k / AY-pak) is a pro-Israel lobbying group that advocates its policies to the legislative and executive branches of the United States. [4] One of several pro-Israel lobbying organizations in the country, [5] it has been called one of its most powerful lobbying groups. [6]
BGR Group (previously Barbour, Griffith & Rogers) is a lobbying and communications firm based in Washington, D.C., with offices in London, Beijing and Austin, Texas. [1] Founded in 1991 by former White House aides Ed Rogers and Haley Barbour , the firm was joined by Lanny Griffith to form Barbour Griffith & Rogers (BGR Group). [ 2 ]
In 1961, James A. Leonard became the first executive director of the organization. He is credited as the "architect" of John Tower's successful campaign to fill Lyndon Johnson's vacant U.S. Senate seat, a victory that was a breakthrough in the party's attempts to gain a foothold in Texas politics.
Citizens' Climate Lobby; The Clearing House; The Clearing House Payments Company; Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform; Coalition for Patent Fairness; Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service
Wall Street lobby groups have chafed under President Joe Biden's regulators and are seeking major changes from Trump, who has promised to slash rules and cut taxes, as Reuters reported last week.
Expelled following Texas's secession from the U.S. 1862 Nathan G. Shelley (D) American Civil War: American Civil War/no delegations seated: 1863 Pendleton Murrah (D) [d] Fletcher Stockdale (D) Stephen Crosby (D) 1864 Benjamin E. Tarver (D) no electors counted: 1865 Fletcher Stockdale (D) [b] vacant: William Alexander (U) Willis L. Robards (D ...
The healthcare industry is the second largest industry lobbying group in the United States behind the finance sector. It donated more than $600 million to politicians ahead of the 2020 elections.
The testimony of Wayne LaPierre, in the waning days of his long tenure as head of one of the nation’s most powerful lobbying groups, could highlight a New York civil trial alleging top officials ...