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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts) Mon Oct 26, 2015, 06:08 PM Oct 2015

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Speaker Of The House Front-Runner Appoints Corporate Lobbyist As Chief-Of-Staff

Current Speaker of the House front-runner Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) has reportedly decided to appoint a current federal lobbyist to be his chief of staff, likely the most powerful staff position in the U.S. House of Representatives. A ThinkProgress review of lobbying disclosure records reveals that his choice, former Senate chief of staff J. David Hoppe, has represented an array of controversial entities, as recently as last month.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/10/26/3715989/paul-ryan-chief-lobbyist-revolving-door/

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Speaker Of The House Front-Runner Appoints Corporate Lobbyist As Chief-Of-Staff (Original Post) UCmeNdc Oct 2015 OP

Well I'm not suprised. Faux pas Oct 2015 #1

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1. Well I'm not suprised.

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Mon Oct 26, 2015, 07:06 PM

Oct 2015

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