The House GOP whip team is making house calls to top lobbying firms during the government shutdown in an effort to strengthen ties between lawmakers and corporate interests with high stakes in legislation.
Senior aides to House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) have held 14 meetings at K Street shops during the shutdown with more on the books this week, said Robert Boland, chief of staff, and Annie Brody, director of coalitions, a liaison with the business community, in an interview with Bloomberg Government, their first to discuss the project.
The rare move to take their meetings on the road ...
