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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 ]
Lobby groups lobby for a change to the law or the maintenance of a particular law, while big businesses fund very significant lobbying efforts that influence legislators, as seen in the US and in the UK where lobbying first developed. Some Lobby groups have considerable financial resources at their disposal. Lobbying is regulated to stop the ...
Lobbying depends on cultivating personal relationships over many years. Photo: Lobbyist Tony Podesta (left) with former Senator Kay Hagan (center) and her husband.. Generally, lobbyists focus on trying to persuade decision-makers: Congress, executive branch agencies such as the Treasury Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission, [16] the Supreme Court, [17] and state governments ...
Most of the movement is coming from white supremacy, anti-LGBTQ and anti-government groups. Since 2021, antisemitic incidents have jumped by 89% in Texas, according to an Anti-Defamation League study.
Pages in category "Lobbying organizations in the United States" The following 123 pages are in this category, out of 123 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
U.S. oil and gas lobbying groups said on Tuesday they were wary of President-elect Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on Canada and Mexico, saying such policies could affect consumers, industry and ...
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]
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.