Lobbyists want Congress to shed new light on their online counterparts, the social media influencers paid to rile up their followers and woo government officials in high-stakes policy fights.
The National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics will unveil a pitch for lawmakers Thursday to update federal disclosure rules to add paid online influencers, aiming to close what the group says is a loophole in the law that provides some details to the public on lobbying campaigns. It likely won’t be an easy path on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers have not made significant changes in nearly 20 years in response to ...