Obama - political appointees in the administration will not be permitted to ..

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Lobbyists and former officials -

"No political appointees in an Obama-Biden administration will be permitted to work on regulations or contracts directly and substantially related to their prior employer for two years. And no political appointee will be able to lobby the executive branch after leaving government service during the remainder of the administration."

the administration has granted waivers to several former lobbyists, allowing them to serve. The administration also allows recusals, where former lobbyists simply recuse themselves.

the waivers are granted by the Obama administration itself by stating that a former lobbyist is okay.

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, raised questions about Lynn's nomination in a letter to Peter Orszag, director of the White House's Office of Management and Budget. Grassley questioned whether the nomination undermined the goal of closing the "revolving door" for lobbyists working in government.

Lynn was a Raytheon lobbyist for six years, lobbying extensively on a broad range of defense-related issues, Grassley argued. If confirmed, Lynn would be the top operations manager at the Pentagon, with final authority on a number of contract, program and budget decisions.

"I simply cannot comprehend how this particular lobbyist could be nominated to fill such a key position at DOD overseeing procurement matters, much less be granted a waiver from the ethical limitations listed in the Executive Order," Grassley wrote in a letter to the White House.


two more former lobbyists who were granted waivers to serve in the executive branch.

lobbyist Jocelyn Frye, s now director of policy and projects in the Office of the First Lady. She previously lobbied for National Partnership for Women and Families from 2001 to 2008. In 2008, she was listed as lobbyist working for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act , the first law Obama signed into law after becoming president.

lobbyist Cecilia Muñoz, director of intergovernmental affairs in the Executive Office of the President, managing the White House’s relationships with state and local governments. She has also been designated the administration's a principal liaison to the Hispanic community. Muñoz formerly lobbied for National Council of La Raza, between 1998 and 2008.

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