Michael Bennet, Betsy Markey Scheduled To Benefit From Lobbyist's Fundraisers

Party Time Blog:

Louis Dupart, a lobbyist who has successfully sought earmarks from Colorado politicians, will host a fundraising breakfast on Feb. 24 for Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., the second event for a Colorado lawmaker he's scheduled this month.The event occurs in the middle of earmark season -- the time of year when members of Congress decide on their funding requests for the next fiscal year and submit them to the two Appropriations Committees. House requests have to be submitted by March 19.

Dupart and his colleagues at The Normandy Group, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm that ranks appropriations and federal legislative issues among its specialties, have hosted or are scheduled to host at least nine fundraisers for Colorado politicians, including some who have requested earmarks for projects benefiting the firm's clients.

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Comments

[JRRWIRED]

07:54 PM on 02/18/2010

I don't understand why the Washington machine is supporting Bennet. Romanoff is the better candidate.

[Lawrence Dunn]

09:26 AM on 02/18/2010

Looks like business as usual.

[Rojellio]

01:19 AM on 02/17/2010

Lobbyists buying legislation has to stop. Its bad enough that Politicians buy each others votes with Earmarks... but when K-Street is buying earmarks that is straight up lowlif'ted.

If the "Birth Parents" of an Earmark are not named, that Earmark should be characterized as a Ba$t&rd. even if the Birth parents of this Earmark are named... I wouldn't exactly characterize it as legitimate.