Sen. Warren proposed to tax corporations and trade groups that hire lobbyists amid other reforms to crack down on what she calls "Legalized bribery." The plan, which she debuted on Medium and her campaign website, made no mention of whether it would apply to lobbyists representing labor unions or other interest groups.
Paul Miller, president of the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics, criticized Warren's selective lobbying tax as a "Political gimmick" that punishes all lobbying activities except those that benefit the senator.
"A lobbyist is a lobbyist. I don't care if you represent corporate interests or labor issues. The law should apply to everybody."
Labor union lobbying is a $50 million industry that employed about 400 lobbyists in 2018, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
If such a standard were applied to labor unions in 2018, 13 would have to pay a 60 percent tax on their lobbying spending, while 14 would pay a 35 percent tax.
"That's clearly why Senator Warren and her proposed deal didn't say a word about unions being subject to it. She only wanted to go after the business side lobbyist."
While the senator has previously criticized President Donald Trump for staffing his transition team with former lobbyists, Warren hired a Planned Parenthood lobbyist one day after she debuted her first anti-lobbyist plan.
https://freebeacon.com/politics/warren-gives-unions-lobbying-loophole/
Paul Miller, president of the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics, criticized Warren's selective lobbying tax as a "Political gimmick" that punishes all lobbying activities except those that benefit the senator.
"A lobbyist is a lobbyist. I don't care if you represent corporate interests or labor issues. The law should apply to everybody."
Labor union lobbying is a $50 million industry that employed about 400 lobbyists in 2018, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
If such a standard were applied to labor unions in 2018, 13 would have to pay a 60 percent tax on their lobbying spending, while 14 would pay a 35 percent tax.
"That's clearly why Senator Warren and her proposed deal didn't say a word about unions being subject to it. She only wanted to go after the business side lobbyist."
While the senator has previously criticized President Donald Trump for staffing his transition team with former lobbyists, Warren hired a Planned Parenthood lobbyist one day after she debuted her first anti-lobbyist plan.
https://freebeacon.com/politics/warren-gives-unions-lobbying-loophole/
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