But why don't they like us???
Prominent Democratic Fundraisers Realign to Lobby for Trump’s Agenda
https://theintercept.com/2017/06/23...nald-trump-mottur-podesta-comcast-prudential/
After President Donald Trump’s upset election victory, Democratic insiders who worked on Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential bid weren’t necessarily relegated to the sidelines. Many, in fact, are cashing in as lobbyists — by working to advance Trump’s agenda.
Lobbying records show that some Democratic fundraisers, who raised record amounts of campaign cash for Clinton, are now retained by top telecom interests to help repeal the strong net neutrality protections established during the Obama administration.
Others are working on behalf of for-profit prisons on detention issues, while others still are paid to help corporate interests pushing alongside Trump to weaken financial regulations. At least one prominent Clinton backer is working for a health insurance company on a provision that was included in the House Republican bill to gut the Affordable Care Act.
While Republican lobbyists are more in demand, liberal lobbyists are doing brisk business that has them reaching out to fellow Democrats to endorse — or at least tamp down vocal opposition to — Trump agenda items
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A well-known lobbyist who runs in powerful Democratic circles, Heather Podesta, volunteered for Clinton during the New Hampshire primaries. She collected at least
$407,000 for the campaign. In recent months, Podesta has
tweeted from the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference, an event billed as a
platform for the “Resist movement,” and has
continued to give cash to congressional Democrats.
Podesta, however, whose New Years Resolution
was to “Make Lobbying Great Again,” has adapted to Republican rule by rebranding her lobbying firm from “Heather Podesta + Partners” to “Invariant,” a name change to
reflect “an expanding bipartisan team” with
ties to the Trump administration.
Records show Podesta has lobbied this year on behalf of financial management and insurance giants
Prudential and
New York Life on the fiduciary rule, the regulation fought for by the Obama administration that was designed to require financial planning companies to act in the best interests of their clients. Early in his administration, in a decision cheered by the industry, Trump
ordered a delay in the implementation of the rule.
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Trump’s election has been called a “
bonanza” for Washington lobbyists, as K Street seeks to enrich itself by harnessing the administration’s zeal for rewarding corporate allies. For many Democratic insiders, there is fortune to made even in electoral defeat.
