Rather than holding their ground, the Obama administration has decided to revise the restriction that did not allow lobbyists to meet with government officials to discuss potential uses for the Federal stimulus money they have been allocated. Under the guidelines prior to this revision, lobbyists were forced to put their contacts with holder’s of stimulus money in writing, telephone calls and in-person visits were restricted.
The revision, released by Peter Orszag, was issued late Friday (late Friday should always set off alarm bells because it essentially says “we are extremely embarrassed about this but we are going to put it out late Friday and hope it is dead by Monday or severely weakened.”)
You can read the new guidelines in their entirety here.
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