…in less than a year, the lobbying salary commanded by a top Democratic staffer for a middle-rank member of the House has more than doubled, from $180,000 to $400,000.
That is from The New York Times, December 2, Thomas Edsall, p.A27.
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I hope you meant to say EX-staffer.
Is this a consequence of campaign finance reform? It’s harder to buy access directly through campaign contributions, raising the price for the middlemen. Just speculation.
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