CREW/ACLU/ALL to Hold Teleconference Tomorrow, March 31 at 1:00 PM, Calling for WH to Rescind Rule Restricting Lobbyist Communications on Bailout Funds
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WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), the American Civil
Liberties Union (ACLU) and the American League of Lobbyists (ALL) will hold a
TELECONFERENCE TOMORROW, MARCH 31at 1:00 PM EDT to discuss a letter the groups
are sending tomorrow urging the White House to rewrite a restrictive new rule on
registered lobbyists seeking Recovery Act bailout funds, saying it would not
achieve the transparency and accountability the administration seeks.
In a letter to White House Counsel Gregory Craig, the groups are asking
President Barack Obama to rescind and reissue a section of a memorandum,
released on March 20, which bans all phone calls and face-to-face conversations
between registered lobbyists and executive branch officials involved in funding
under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
During the teleconference, the groups will outline the issues in the letter, as
well as alternatives to the White House directive.
WHO: Melanie Sloan, Executive Director, CREW
Dave Wenhold, President, ALL
Caroline Fredrickson, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
WHAT: TELE-PRESS CONFERENCE CALLING FOR WHITE HOUSE TO RESCIND RULE RESTRICTING
LOBBYIST COMMUNICATIONS ON BAILOUT FUND
CALL-IN NUMBER: 1-800-458-9009
CONFIRMATION CODE: 6242056
WHEN: TOMORROW, MARCH 31 AT 1:00 PM EDT
CREW
Naomi Seligman, 202-408-5565
or
ALL
Michael Fulton, 703-741-7521
or
ACLU
Mandy Simon, 202-715-0834
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