PLAYBOOK SCOOP: AMAZON SLASHES OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS — ANNA, MARIANNE LEVINE and THEO MEYER are reporting that tech giant Amazon nixed multiple contract lobbying firms recently from its roster, including Squire Patton Boggs and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. “This was a specific project that we were working on to institute a national sales tax approach, we were hoping that language might be included in the omnibus,” said former Rep. Vic Fazio (D-Calif.) of Akin Gump. “It’s something Amazon and a lot of other people wanted to level the playing field.” Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) gave a …read more
Source: POLITICO – U.S. Edition
