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October 29, 2024
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Report: Gas Industry Ramps Up Deceptive Effort to Influence Democrats
A group funded by fracking firms and pipeline companies is ramping up its efforts to cozy up to key Democratic constituencies in service of a pro-polluter agenda, including a bipartisan bill packed with fossil-fuel giveaways that could be considered in Congress in the coming weeks, according to a new report released today by the Revolving Door Project and Public Citizen.
October 28, 2024
Press Release: The Revolving Door Project on Jeff Bezos, Dan Osborn, and Harris’ Potentially Decisive Decision
Over the last few days we have seen the billionaire class brought to heel by Donald Trump. Jeff Bezos has joined the likes of Mark Zuckerberg in preemptively acquiescing to Trump’s demands, while Elon Musk has become reliant on a Trump presidency to protect him from any legal consequences resulting from his close relationship to Vladimir Putin. Conversely, a former union leader and unabashed Prairie Populist has threatened a Nebraska Republican incumbent no one had believed in any peril by centering his opposition to monopolies, billionaire influence, and greedy corporations.
September 23, 2024
Kamala Harris’ Acquiescence to Crypto Will Lead to Disaster
Bloomberg reports that Harris promised support for crypto at a NYC fundraiser are disappointing. Changes in securities law to benefit the digital asset industry will unnecessarily undermine consumer safety.
August 23, 2024
Revolving Door Project Applauds The DOJ’s Lawsuit Cracking Down On Rent Gouger RealPage
In response to the lawsuit filed today by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and eight states, the Revolving Door Project issued the following statement.
August 21, 2024
RELEASE: Jay Powell Is Biden’s Worst Appointee
Before Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell talks monetary policy at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, RDP wants to remind people how awful Powell has been—on interest rates, climate risk, and financial regulation.
August 21, 2024
Huckster Who Ripped Off Union Pensions Speaking At Democratic Convention
Michael Steed is set to speak at an event during the Democratic Convention in Chicago. But Steed’s history of looting union members’ pockets through shady stock buyback schemes means he should have no place in the Harris-Walz Democratic party.
August 07, 2024
RELEASE: Republicans’ Failure to Push for Quick Confirmation of Christy Goldsmith-Romero Shows Their Real Goal Was to Weaken Bank Regulation, Not Protect FDIC Workers
The fastest way to remove FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg is to confirm Christy Goldsmith-Romero to lead the agency. Republicans say they want to get rid of Gruenberg, so why aren’t they calling for the immediate confirmation of Goldsmith-Romero?
August 05, 2024
Revolving Door Project Applauds DOJ Antitrust's Win Against Google
In response to the news that Judge Mehta ruled that the Big Tech giant violated antitrust law by maintaining a monopoly in search and text advertising, Executive Director of the Revolving Door Project Jeff Hauser released the following statement: “Today’s decision confirms that the Biden-Harris administration’s bold decision to appoint trustbusters Jonathan Kanter and Lina Khan means that everyday Americans are better off than they were four years ago. All presidential candidates should be asked if they will keep these winners in office.”
July 31, 2024
RELEASE: Jay Powell Is Trying To Get Donald Trump Elected
Every economic indicator is pointing to the need for an immediate interest rate cut. The Fed is supposed to act in accordance with available data irrespective of potential political impacts. So why isn’t it?
July 29, 2024
RELEASE: The Gas Export Industry Is Pouring Millions Into Shaping The Narrative
Gas industry influence groups Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future and the Partnership to Address Global Emissions (PAGE Coalition) are reportedly hosting an event on Capitol Hill on Tuesday with Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA). The event seeks to bring attention to a new report they’re releasing downplaying the lifecycle emissions of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the Energy Department works to update its impact analysis for permitting new gas exports. Founded and funded by LNG industry players, the groups are vocal proponents of expanding methane gas exports, aiming to frame exports as a climate solution despite their outsized greenhouse gas emissions and toxic local air pollution.
June 24, 2024
Press Release Climate and EnvironmentDepartment of TransportationEducationEthics in GovernmentExecutive BranchFEMAFinancial RegulationHousingImmigrationLaborProject 2025Revolving Door
RELEASE: New Memos Detail The Trump Administration’s Troubling Stewardship of the Federal Executive Branch
The memos, which cover a broad range of themes, including disaster and emergency management, labor, housing, transportation, financial regulation and more, highlight the myriad ways the former president and his cast of conflicted appointees prioritized corporate interests while jeopardizing the health, safety and wellbeing of the American people.
June 04, 2024
RELEASE: Justice’s Raid of Cortland Management Hopefully Foretells an Energized Crackdown on Price-Fixing
The DOJ’s raid on Cortland is an encouraging sign that the Biden administration is taking the threat of price-fixing in the rental market seriously. While President Biden’s housing platform is focused on the ever-important housing supply issue, increasing supply alone will not decrease rents when large swaths of the market are colluding instead of competing. Biden must call out corporations like RealPage and Cortland and their senior executives by name for their apparent rent-gouging and leaving American families in desperate straits.
May 13, 2024
RELEASE: Biden Inexplicably Failing to Vilify GOP Mega-Donor Who Colluded With OPEC to Raise Gas Prices
Jeffrey Zients and Anita Dunn must start behaving like competent political operatives and lead the Biden Administration to condemn Scott Sheffield daily.
April 18, 2024
RELEASE: Watchdog Orgs And Court Reform Advocates Debut New Database Cataloging Right-Wing Groups' Amicus Briefs, Connections To SCOTUS Justices
Today, Take Back the Court, Revolving Door Project, and True North Research released a new database highlighting the troubling connections between the Supreme Court’s right-wing justices, the right-wing organizations that have weighed in on cases before the court, and the major donors funding them