The liberal billionaire George Soros quietly revived his lobbying efforts to boost President Joe Biden's legislative agenda, providing a much-needed boost for the Democrat as he launches his 2024 campaign.
Soros's Open Society Policy Center spent $1.6 million lobbying the White House and Congress to support the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act, according to lobbying disclosures filed this month.
"The reopening of the Open Societies lobbying shop, which was once the second largest lobbying group in the nation, indicates that the Open Societies network plans to continue doing what it does best: accumulating power," Thayer told the Washington Free Beacon.
The lobbying provides support for Biden as some of his landmark legislation faces bipartisan opposition.
Lobbying is only one way Soros wields influence over Democrats.
Micaela Fernandez Allen, a former aide to Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi who leads Open Society's lobbying arm, met on Dec. 15 with Rachel Chiu, an official at the White House office of political strategy and outreach, according to White House visitor logs.
According to lobbying disclosures, Allen has lobbied the White House on implementation of the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and CHIPs Act.
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