Members of Congress to be 'In The House' At MCI Center
The Washington Post
October 26, 2005
As pressure on members of the House and Senate to raise money has intensified, an industry has developed of companies competing to find new ways to attract donors. Sporting events have become prime draws...
Mike Gula, vice president of Keelen Communications... said the major attraction of a fundraiser at a game is the opportunity for lobbyists to spend three hours with a member of Congress, and to do that effectively requires holding the event in a suite or skybox...
There are some lobbyists who are not into sports. Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.) is offering dinner and a Broadway show, "Monty Python's Spamalot," for $1,500 a person or $2,500 a couple.
For the same price, a lobbyist can join Reps. John M. Shimkus (R-Ill.) and Dennis Rehberg (R-Mont.) on Nov. 3 for a concert featuring Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz at MCI Center....
October 26, 2005
As pressure on members of the House and Senate to raise money has intensified, an industry has developed of companies competing to find new ways to attract donors. Sporting events have become prime draws...
Mike Gula, vice president of Keelen Communications... said the major attraction of a fundraiser at a game is the opportunity for lobbyists to spend three hours with a member of Congress, and to do that effectively requires holding the event in a suite or skybox...
There are some lobbyists who are not into sports. Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.) is offering dinner and a Broadway show, "Monty Python's Spamalot," for $1,500 a person or $2,500 a couple.
For the same price, a lobbyist can join Reps. John M. Shimkus (R-Ill.) and Dennis Rehberg (R-Mont.) on Nov. 3 for a concert featuring Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz at MCI Center....
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