Revolving door between SEC, law firms spins at dizzying speed

More than 200 ex-SEC lawyers went back to agency on behalf of clients

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"… orce ethics rules.”Last summer, Grassley, then the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, asked the SEC inspector general to review the departure of Elizabeth King …"

Telehealth bill aims to expand health IT access for home care providers

By Kimberly Leonard and Josh Israel

A proposed new Senate bill would give home care providers in rural areas access to Medicare payments for audio and video home monitoring. ..

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"… ated no visible opposition. This year’s version has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee, where health IT observers believe it stands an improved chance of passage …"

"… and with the telehealth bill’s chief backer, Thune, now on the powerful Senate Finance Committee — advocates hope the fourth time will be the charm for the legislation. …"

No guarantees at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

By John Solomon

Last November, the federal corporation charged with protecting Americans’ retirement funds issued an ominous public warning: the amount of p

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"… n,” an angry Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the senior Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, warned in a letter March 31 that was provided to the Center. The letter c …"

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Some energy CEOs among highest paid U.S. corporate bosses

By Chris Hamby

As gas prices rise and politicians deliberate, energy execs rake it in

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"… oil companies: ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron and ConocoPhillips. And the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Thursday on oil and gas tax incentives and …"

Coast Guard fleet slowed by mechanical woes during BP, Haiti rescues

By Aaron Mehta and John Solomon

In the wee-morning hours after the Deepwater Horizon exploded, a Coast Guard rescue helicopter being dispatched to pluck oil rig survivors f

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"… ned the service’s famed search and rescue teams, an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity shows.At least three Coast Guard aircraft and one cutter suffered serious …"

Republicans ask watchdogs to review FOIA request process

By Laurel Adams

Inspectors general at the Energy Department and Social Security Administration say their review of FOIA procedures at the request of senior

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"… Grassley, the ranking Republicans on the House Oversight Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, respectively, asked all federal inspectors general to review their FOIA r …"

"… Reform Committee, and Charles Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee.Availability: So far only available if the inspector general released a co …"

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Federal legal aid vulnerable to fraud, questions of conflicts and intimidation

By John Solomon

U.S. Assistant Attorney General Tony West hailed Maryland’s Legal Aid Bureau with a rousing speech a few weeks ago that equated the nonprofi

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"… ngress, including Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, who requested the recent GAO investigation.“Bad management is jeopardiz …"

Where are the watchdogs?

By John Solomon

Faced with record deficits and expanding federal responsibilities, politicians from President Barack Obama on down routinely talk about the

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"… esigned after a controversy involving investigations into spending in Iraq and Afghanistan.And the Central Intelligence Agency, often in the limeligh …"

"… nal committee questioned his independence and his oversight of spending in Iraq. To date, a successor has not been named.President Obama caused a stir in …"

The food lobby's war on a soda tax

By Christine Spolar and Joe Eaton

Washington lobbyists have been enjoying a multi-million-dollar sugar rush from the food industry. Soft drink makers, supermarket companies,

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"… x on soft drinks surfaced in a May funding policy options paper during the Senate Finance Committee’s deliberations on health care reform. Food lobbyists attacked then and …"

"… ional aides said in interviews. Others pointed out that the members of the Senate Finance Committee are especially sympathetic to the food industry: Democratic Chairman Max B …"

The Abstinence Lobby’s Lone Wolf

By Joe Eaton

Most rich people hoping to influence federal policy are content to write checks to fund political campaigns or shuffle cash to advocacy grou

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"… egy appears to be is paying off — so far, anyway. In late September, the Senate Finance Committee approved an amendment to its health care bill from Utah Republican Orrin H …"

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