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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone know how much Senator Sanders pays his campaign workers. [View all]beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)88. Does anyone know how much Hillary pays her Keystone lobbyist?:
Last month Hillary hired a major Keystone XL lobbyist to her campaign
I mean, as long as we're talking money and campaigns...
Hillary Clinton's Newest Consultant Was A Major Keystone Lobbyist
Posted: 06/25/2015 12:34 pm EDT Updated: 06/25/2015 2:59 pm EDT
The newest hire for Hillary Clintons presidential campaign is a longtime strategist who played a key role in her 2008 primary defeat while working for then-Sen. Barack Obama.
Hes also a Washington lobbyist who lobbied the State Department -- led, at the time, by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- on behalf of the company seeking to build the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
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Berman lobbied the House, the Senate and multiple federal agencies. In the second and fourth quarters of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011, the State Department was among the agencies that he lobbied. Clinton was running the department at the time.
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There is also concern about Clintons position on the matter. Because the pipeline would cross an international border, the State Department is charged with deciding whether it would be in the national interest to grant a permit to the project. While secretary of state in 2010, Clinton said the department was "inclined" to sign off on the pipeline. On the campaign trail, however, Clinton has declined to comment on Keystone one way or the other. And since then, there have been accusations that she's been the object of influence peddling. Two Canadian banks "tightly connected" to promoting the pipeline have paid her $1.6 million for just eight speeches.
Posted: 06/25/2015 12:34 pm EDT Updated: 06/25/2015 2:59 pm EDT
The newest hire for Hillary Clintons presidential campaign is a longtime strategist who played a key role in her 2008 primary defeat while working for then-Sen. Barack Obama.
Hes also a Washington lobbyist who lobbied the State Department -- led, at the time, by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- on behalf of the company seeking to build the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
...
Berman lobbied the House, the Senate and multiple federal agencies. In the second and fourth quarters of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011, the State Department was among the agencies that he lobbied. Clinton was running the department at the time.
...
There is also concern about Clintons position on the matter. Because the pipeline would cross an international border, the State Department is charged with deciding whether it would be in the national interest to grant a permit to the project. While secretary of state in 2010, Clinton said the department was "inclined" to sign off on the pipeline. On the campaign trail, however, Clinton has declined to comment on Keystone one way or the other. And since then, there have been accusations that she's been the object of influence peddling. Two Canadian banks "tightly connected" to promoting the pipeline have paid her $1.6 million for just eight speeches.
I mean, as long as we're talking money and campaigns...
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Does anyone know how much Senator Sanders pays his campaign workers. [View all]
William769
Jul 2015
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"Flamebait"? Why is asking a question about Bernie "flamebait"? Is that just a stock retort
Cha
Jul 2015
#75
To be honest, in Bernie's case, it's not an election per se, but a revolution.
Gregorian
Jul 2015
#4
Every candidate and their supporters try to suggest a movement or revolution
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#159
If they'd stop fighting the Bern and just go with it maybe they'd be less irritable.
beam me up scottie
Jul 2015
#93
Last time that happened was in the mid-1990's but we had a POTUS with the cure
azurnoir
Jul 2015
#91
I agree with the problem of compression, and any minimum wage would erode eventually.
Sancho
Jul 2015
#100
Excellent point. I hope Hillary does the same with her staff as to pay.
AllFieldsRequired
Jul 2015
#126
Ouch. Well, you know Republicans would use that in a general election. And it would be devastating.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#118
Hillary Clinton to hire some 'summer fellows' after reports of interns working for free
azurnoir
Jul 2015
#96
I was wondering, because there's that individual donation limit of $2,400 or something like that.
SunSeeker
Jul 2015
#37
I heard $12 an hour. Which is $12 an hour more than any other campaign's interns. n/t
Scootaloo
Jul 2015
#33
your link opens with a reminder of the slave days which seems to dovetail with this
azurnoir
Jul 2015
#138
So in your book, 70 year-olds can't be courageous? That's just sad, and very revealing.
99th_Monkey
Jul 2015
#144
At least a few of them are seeming to admit that economic justice matters a small bit,
delrem
Jul 2015
#57
Think about how hard this is to criticize while trying to look like you care about poor people.
beam me up scottie
Jul 2015
#62
The good and the bad. Disappointing that he is not paying minimum $15/hr - I don't think this looks
seaglass
Jul 2015
#112
This really was a dumb mistake by Bernie and his campaign. It completely undercuts his message.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#131
What's funny is that you don't see it. This will be in the top 3 of items Republicans would
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#158