Redneck Thinker

One of the ways that someone can determine why a member of Congress is voting the way they are is to study the lobbyists comfortable enough to donate to them. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a few who are willing to show their support by publicly donating. While there were some concerns raised in the first article about donations from another lobbyist, Paul Sass is the focus of this article, along with who he represents. Paul Sass Here, via the Cassidy & Associates website , is a short biography on Sass. “Paul Sass has joined Cassidy as a Senior Vice President. Paul comes to Cassidy after two decades on the Hill, where he most recently served as the Republican Staff Director of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) for Sam Graves (R-MO).” “For the last 3 ½ years, since I took over as this Committee’s Republican leader, Paul has skillfully led our staff in many successful efforts to improve the quality and safety of our Nation’s infrastructure....

To understand the priorities of a politician, one can find some insight into who donates money to them. For the most part, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has been getting the normal donations from people. Including the relevant lobbying firms. Taking that into account, people need to know who these lobbying companies represent to be able to know what they are trying to get politicians to do. While it could be friendship that led to the donation, these are still people who have an ear to the person they donate to. The Trail While researching political donations marked for the Speaker, there was a small donation from Larry Meyers. He is listed on federal forms as working for Meyers & Associates, with the donation being on June 30, 2023. This company was merged with Hance Scarborough LLP at the beginning of 2021, which makes one wonder why this was what was listed, instead of the current company. Larry Meyers Here, via the Hance Scarborough website , is who Larry Meyers is. “Larry...