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(11,641 posts) Thu May 14, 2015, 03:16 PM May 2015

The former USTR TPP head guy is now part of a firm that lobbies for the US Chamber & GE

The revolving door appears to swing freely at the office of the USTR:

Former USTR Ron Kirk, from 2013 to the Present day works for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher:

https://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=70905

You can see Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's major clients here which include the US Chamber of Commerce & GE here:

http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/firmsum.php?id=D000000686&year=

(On this page you can change the years to see how much was given each year. In 2010 GE paid this firm $1,730,000 for lobbying on their behalf.)

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