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June 4, 2010

Study: Over 1,400 Financial Lobbyists Formerly Worked in Gov’t
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A new study says Wall Street lobbyists continue to draw large numbers
from former lawmakers and government officials. According to the groups
Public Citizen and the Center for Responsive Politics, over 1,400 former
members of Congress, Capitol Hill staffers and federal employees have
registered as financial sector lobbyists since 2009. The number includes
at least seventy-three former lawmakers and 148 ex-staffers connected to
the House or Senate banking committees. More than forty lobbyists
formerly worked for the Treasury Department.



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