Are Citigroup Lobbyists Moving On?
From this week’s National Journal (subscription required): • With the government’s stake in Citigroup poised to hit 36 percent after an infusion of $45 billion from the Treasury Department’s bailout program — and billions more possibly coming — some of the financial firm’s top lobbyists have been approached about job openings at other companies, Peter Stone reports. • It’s not all gloom and doom in Washington’s business sector. Sure, many trade groups and lobbying firms are feeling the pain of the dismal economy, but some groups and companies plan to spend more on advocacy in 2009, Bara Vaida writes. • Stephanie Sutton has joined Quinn Gillespie & Associates, where she expects to lobby House Democrats, representing clients in the energy, financial services, and telecommunications sectors. Most recently, Sutton served as New York finance director for then-Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., now a senator, Gregg Sangillo reports.
