Lobbyists Pile On to Get Wins for Clients Into Coronavirus Stimulus Package

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From Boeing to Verizon Communications, scores of US companies and industries are furiously lobbying Congress to add measures to the Trump administration’s massive stimulus package to deal with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, some of which address issues that long predate the outbreak. For some lobbyists, the package provides an opportunity to score wins for corporate clients and breathe new life into stalled policy proposals unrelated to the crisis. A Senate proposal drafted by Democrats includes billions of dollars in financial support to help companies provide broadband service to school, rural areas and underserved areas. Senate Democrats say they will attempt to add the broadband spending to the Republican bill.


Lobbyists Pile On to Get Wins for Clients Into Coronavirus Stimulus Package