Current Events > This is such cynical shit:

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https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/513451-black-latino-lobbyists-bristle-progressives-corporate-k-street-ban-biden

A battle is brewing on K Street over an effort by progressives to ensure a Biden administration is devoid of any former Wall Street executives or corporate lobbyists.

Black and Latino lobbyists say a ban of that sort would end up shutting out minorities and could make the administration less diverse if Democrats win back the White House.

The tensions date back to April, when eight progressive groups wrote a letter calling on former Vice President Joe Biden to vow not to appoint any current or former Wall Street executives or corporate lobbyists, or people affiliated with the fossil fuel, health insurance or private prison corporations to his transition team, Cabinet or as top aides.
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Venable, of Invariant, noted that a ban could also end up keeping some former corporate lobbyists unemployed following job cuts prompted by the coronavirus.

Now we see COVID impacting many of our government affairs colleagues. Even proposals like putting in place a one or two year corporate ban would remove qualified, diverse candidates who may have been recently sacked or furloughed out of the running, she said.

These candidates have the experience, the policy expertise, the Washington networks and have been negatively impacted by COVID and you are saying they should be barred from appointments in the administration? Venable added.

One trade association minority staffer who spoke to The Hill said a corporate lobbyist ban not only excludes subject matter experts, it also assumes all lobbyists come from privileged backgrounds.

Won't somebody think of the lobbyists?

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It's just gonna be another administration packed with people making fat fucking bank and furthering their political influence for 4-8 years no matter who asks them nicely not to

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thats hilarious, so in order to meet some minority quota that has to makeup the Biden admin, we cant exclude all Wall st and corporate lobbyists?

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