Lobbyists are quietly advising their clients to increase contributions to House Republicans

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I hope this bites them all in the hindquarters.


K Street Warms Up to Would-Be Speaker
By Anna Palmer and Jackie Kucinich
Roll Call Staff
May 26, 2010, 12 a.m.


K Street is starting to see red.

With House Republicans poised to make major gains in November and Minority Leader John Boehner working to become the next Speaker, lobbyists are not-so-quietly cozying up to the Ohio Republican.

Several GOP lobbyists said they are advising their clients to try to make inroads with Boehner before the 112th Congress, even though a Republican takeover next year is far from assured.

“House Republicans will matter more in November because we are going to pick up quite a few seats,” said Quinn Gillespie & Associates lobbyist Marc Lampkin, a former Boehner Congressional aide. “Being bullish on Republicans in the House is a good investment right now.”

For many lobbyists, that means advising clients to increase their campaign contributions to Republican incumbents — particularly to vulnerable Members whom Boehner has put at the top of his political priority list.

The message from K Street seems to be resonating. The Minority Leader, optimistic about the prospect of taking back the House, is raising money at a fast clip.

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