Reply #44: John B. Breaux works with Trent Lott in their Lobbying scheme [View All]

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On January 7, 2008 it was announced that Lott and former Senator John Breaux of Louisiana, a Democrat, opened their lobbying firm about a block from the White House.

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Keeping ALL in the family

Breaux Lott Leadership Group:

Trent Lott - Partner
John Breaux - Partner
Chet Lott - Partner
John Breaux, Jr. - Partner

http://breauxlott.com



Who they lobbying for:

Practice Areas

Agriculture

Commerce, Science and Technology

Defense and Homeland Security

Energy and Environment

Finance

Health Care

International relations

Maritime

Space

Telecommunications

Transportation and Shipping


How much Lott has ranked in first quarter:

Less than four months after he left office, former Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) has already scored a major payday downtown. The firm he founded with former Sen. John Breaux (D-La.) earned at least $945,000 during its first quarter in business, according to House filings.

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The Associated Press is reporting that AT&T, the defendant in EFF's NSA surveillance litigation, "spent $5.2 million in the first quarter to lobby on domestic spying legislation and other issues." To put this into perspective, AT&T's spending for three months on lobbying alone is significantly more than the entire EFF budget for a whole year, from attorneys to sysadmins, pencils to bandwidth. For 2007, AT&T spent over $16 million on lobbying.

$5 million buy you? While AT&T's powerhouse FISA lobbyist Charlie Black left his firm BKSH & Associates to become Senator John McCain's chief campaign strategist, AT&T now has former United States Senators Trent Lott and John Breaux (the Breaux-Lott Leadership Group)

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I think there is a REASON John Breaux is trash talking Obama. His clients probably object to a Democrat in the White House. Especially a Presidential candidate who has been campaigning hard against lobbyists.