Bloomberg Law
Nov. 17, 2016, 10:45 PM UTC

Lobbyists Anticipating Spike in Business Under Trump’s Order

Stephen Siciliano

After protests broke out in cities across the country in reaction to the election of Donald Trump as president, there’s a different type of energy bubbling up among lobbyists.

“There’s an enormous excitement in the business community to get some things done and move from gridlock to the goal line on tax reform, infrastructure and health care,” said Hunter Bates, a senior policy adviser at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

The nation woke up to a very different set of circumstances last Wednesday morning, said Bates, a former aide to Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). He predicted lobbying activity will swell as fears ...

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