| | | | | |  | | By Caitlin Oprysko | Presented by the American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. | With Daniel Lippman KLEIN/JOHNSON ADDS APPROPS EXPERT BASED IN DENVER: Klein/Johnson Group, the lobbying firm founded by former Chuck Schumer and John Cornyn aides, continues to expand, adding Ian Rayder as its fourth principal. Rayder spent the past year as Colorado's deputy secretary of state, and is a former in-house lobbyist for Cisco and head of federal affairs for the Denver International Airport. Before that, he spent a decade as deputy chief of staff to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who chairs the Appropriations subcommittee on military construction and veterans affairs spending. — Rayder, whose wife is an aide to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, will be based in Denver — the firm's first employee outside of Washington. In an interview with PI, Rayder noted that it might be "unorthodox" to locate a federal lobbyist out west, but said the firm believes "it makes a lot of sense" given that the state has become a "hotbed" for relocating tech and aerospace companies — it was passed over to become the headquarters of the U.S. Space Command, a snub Polis' office and Colorado's congressional delegation are urging the Biden administration to reconsider. — Rayder will also help clients navigate the "ever-complex appropriations landscape on Capitol Hill," according to a press release, which he told PI is an allusion to the "tough fights" that will likely take place between Democratic spending priorities and Republicans' renewed focus on bringing down the deficit. Rayder said he will work on broader thinking with regard to spending, "perhaps on creative funding opportunities that hadn't been prioritized before." MORE BIG APPROPS NEWS: Sen. Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, won't run for reelection next year after six terms in office, per POLITICO's Caitlin Emma and James Arkin. Though long expected, the retirement of the Senate's fourth-most senior member will set off a scramble to fill the seat in ruby-red Alabama. Some names to watch include Reps. Mo Brooks and Gary Palmer, Katie Boyd Britt, a former Shelby chief of staff who now runs the Alabama Chamber of Commerce and Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, Caitlin and James report. | | A message from the American Civil Liberties Union, Inc.: Abortion is essential, time-sensitive health care. But outdated FDA restrictions on medication abortion are forcing patients and their families to risk exposure to COVID-19 in order to access it.
The Biden-Harris administration must listen to medical experts and let patients safely access abortion care by mail. Learn more. | | | Happy Monday and welcome to PI. Our thoughts go out to the family, friends and staff of GOP Rep. Ron Wright of Texas, who died Sunday after contracting coronavirus. Send lobbying tips: coprysko@politico.com. And follow me on Twitter: @caitlinoprysko. THE NEW CENTERS OF POWER: Nearly half a dozen K Street veterans are launching a new public policy firm aiming to capitalize on the growing influence of moderates in a narrowly divided Congress. The Biomass Power Association and the National Energy Resources Organization's Carrie Annand, Brightstone Bridge's Dustin Brighton, BurgherGray's Gaurav Parikh, and Dynamic Change Group's Maureen Walsh will all be partners at the new firm, called SMART Policy Group (SMART being an acronym for Strategic, Measureable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely). Markus Videnieks, an alum of Tom Steyer's presidential campaign, will be vice president. — Moderates (like Senate swing vote Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)) aren't the only group preparing to flex their power in the new Congress. "The Congressional Black Caucus has reached what might be the apex of its power after 50 years in Washington," our Maya King and Sarah Ferris reported over the weekend in a piece that highlights the challenges Black lawmakers are set to face in enacting their agenda, even in a Democratic Washington. Still, as PI has previously noted, K Street is starting to reflect the rising power of the CBC, with more than a half dozen top aides to CBC members or others with ties to the caucus leaving the Hill over the past few months to go into lobbying. FORBES TATE ADDS ONETIME PELOSI AIDE: Forbes Tate Partners has added Stacey Rolland as a senior vice president in its government affairs practice. Rolland was previously a principal at Polestar Principle and is a Capital One alum. She also was a chief of staff in the Treasury Department's Office of Tax Policy during the Obama administration, and before that served as a top adviser to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She'll focus on fintech, data policy and emerging technologies, according to the firm. RETAILERS COALITION ASKS LAWMAKERS TO TAKE UP ONLINE COUNTERFEITS BILL: A group of more than 40 retailers and retail trade groups wrote to the leaders of the House Energy & Commerce Committee today to urge the panel to pass legislation aimed at cutting down on the online sale of stolen counterfeit goods through third-party sellers. In letters to E&C Chair Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) and ranking member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), the Buy Safe America Coalition, which includes companies like 3M, Walgreens, Levi Strauss, Home Depot and groups like the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors and the Retail Industry Leaders Association, endorsed the INFORM Consumers Act, which would direct online platforms that allow for third-party sellers to authenticate the identity of high-volume third-party sellers and force platforms to make available contact information for such sellers. — The bill was introduced in the last Congress by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) in the House and Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in the Senate. "The sale of stolen and counterfeit goods represents a serious threat to legitimate businesses and poses genuine harm to consumer health and welfare," the coalition wrote in their letters today, noting that growth of online shopping because of the pandemic has only exacerbated the issue and pointing to a January 2020 DHS report pegging the yearly cost of of counterfeit and stolen goods being sold in the U.S. at more than $500 billion.
| | | | Designed specifically for regulatory affairs professionals - AgencyIQ FDA Forecast 2021: In its inaugural year, AgencyIQ's FDA Forecast predicts the FDA regulatory changes that will take place in 2021 and what they will mean for the life sciences industry. Read more about the report and download the summary here. | | | | | A SHAKEUP COMING AT THE CHAMBER?: Top leadership at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce could see a major shakeup sooner than previously thought, Axios and The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The Journal reported that Tom Donohue, the Chamber's chief executive, could step aside as soon as this week and Axios reported that Suzanne Clark, the powerful business lobby's current president, is close to being tapped as his replacement. Clark became president in 2019, when the Chamber announced that Donohue would step down in 2022. A spokesperson for the Chamber told PI Friday: "The Board is engaged in a rigorous multiyear succession process to name a new CEO. When a final decision has been reached, there will be an announcement." HOW THE INSURRECTION COULD IMPACT LOBBYING: Last month's attack on the Capitol "has ignited a fresh fear among lobbyists and activists," Roll Call's Kate Ackley reports: "What if, they worry, new security measures keep them at a perpetual distance from the lawmakers and staff they aim to influence, long after the pandemic ends?" — "Access is currency on K Street, and the subtleties of in-person relationship-building can be at least as important as crafting a salient policy message," even with the lion's share of lobbying going virtual thanks to the pandemic. "Big-money lobbyists are likely to regain such interactions through fundraising events when they return in full force post-pandemic, but rank-and-file lobbyists and advocates for lower-dollar influence campaigns say they're troubled at the prospect of no longer having access to the Capitol complex." IMMIGRATION HUB ELEVATES FORMER HARRIS AIDE: Sergio Gonzales, a former immigration adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris when she served in the Senate, has been tapped as the new executive director of the advocacy group Immigration Hub as immigrant advocates prepare to pressure the Biden administration and Congress on passing sweeping reform. He replaces Tyler Moran, who joined the White House as special assistant to the president for immigration on the Domestic Policy Council. Gonzales previously worked for Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, and helped craft the 2013 Gang of Eight reform bill, according to a press release.
| | | | A message from the American Civil Liberties Union, Inc.:   | | | | | | — Ron Hammond has joined the Blockchain Association as director of government relations. He was previously a financial services policy adviser to Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio). — Klon Kitchen has joined AEI as a resident fellow focusing on national security and defense technology. He previously was director of the Heritage Foundation's Center for Technology Policy. — Leigh Maiden has joined defense technology company Anduril Industries as a government relations associate. She was most recently legislative director for Rep. Filemón Vela (D-Texas). — Jenny Wang is joining Clyde Group as a vice president. She was previously a vice president at Kglobal. — Ellen Lord, most recently undersecretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment, has joined the Chertoff Group as a senior adviser, Morning Defense reports.
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| | A message from the American Civil Liberties Union, Inc.: Medication abortion is safe, effective, and legal. But out of 20,000 FDA-approved drugs, it is the only one patients are forced to pick up in a clinical setting even though they can take it at home.
Medical organizations like the American Medical Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and American Academy of Family Physicians agree that the FDA's requirement that patients pick up medication abortion in person is unnecessary -- and dangerous for patients and their families during the pandemic.
We agree with the Biden-Harris administration: it's time to put science before politics. That's why the Biden-Harris administration should let patients access medication abortion by mail, just like thousands of other FDA-approved drugs. Learn more. | | | | | | | Follow us | | | | |
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