Lobbyists’ League Calls for Dialogue With Obama on Reform of Lobbying Law

In response to President Obama’s frequent criticism of their profession, the American League of Lobbyists (ALL) is calling for a dialogue with the White House on possible reforms.

ALL sent Obama aletter March 12 calling for discussions centered on closing “loopholes” in the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act. A key focus of such discussions should be a provision of the current law that allows lobbyists to escape LDA registration if they claim to spend less than 20 percent of their time on lobbying work.

The laxness of the current lobbying law, combined with the restrictions on lobbyists imposed by the ...