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3 weeks ago | 
therevolvingdoorproject.org | Andrea Beaty |Jeff Hauser |Kenny Stancil
Contact: Jeff Hauser, In response to President Trump’s instruction to government agencies to end collective bargaining rights with federal worker unions, Revolving Door Project Executive Director Jeff Hauser issued the following statement: “Contrary to what Trump, Musk, and even neoliberals claim, a strong civil service is critical to the country.
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1 month ago | 
therevolvingdoorproject.org | Kenny Stancil |Jacob Plaza |Andrea Beaty |KJ Boyle
Donald Trump nominated Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) back in December. As of March 19, Atkins’ confirmation hearing has not yet been scheduled.
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1 month ago | 
therevolvingdoorproject.org | Kenny Stancil |Andrea Beaty |Will Royce
This article was originally published by The American Prospect. The humanitarian aid cuts illegally imposed by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency have been devastating across the globe. The Prospect’s Ryan Cooper has described how DOGE’s withdrawal of funding for nutritional support, tuberculosis treatment, malaria prevention, and PEPFAR—the HIV prevention program that was perhaps the only good thing George W.
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1 month ago | 
therevolvingdoorproject.org | Vishal Shankar |Kenny Stancil |Jacob Plaza |Andrea Beaty
At a Morgan Stanley conference last week, Elon Musk told attendees the federal government should privatize “as much as possible” – and singled out the U.S. Postal Service as a top target. Musk’s comments are the latest in an alarming push from Trump’s team to strip-mine America’s oldest and second-most popular agency (USPS narrowly trails the National Parks Service, another victim of Musk’s austerity chainsaw).
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2 months ago | 
therevolvingdoorproject.org | Kenny Stancil |Jeff Hauser |Andrea Beaty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Jeff Hauser, [email protected]Elon Musk has wrested control over crucial U.S. government infrastructure, including the Treasury Department’s payment system used to disburse trillions of dollars in public funds each year. Musk’s lawless seizing of the Treasury payment system could not have happened without the support of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
therevolvingdoorproject.org | Andrea Beaty |Kenny Stancil |Emma Marsano
I was surprised earlier this week to see my name in an opinion piece by the Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board. According to a tracker compiled by the American Economic Liberties Project, it’s been over a month since the newspaper published a screed about outgoing FTC Chair Lina Khan, so naturally, I was expecting to see yet another complaint about the regulator who transformed a once-dormant agency into a strong antitrust enforcer.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
therevolvingdoorproject.org | Henry Burke |Eleanor Eagan |Andrea Beaty |Jeff Hauser
While we may be a day late for Halloween festivities, we wanted to devote today’s Hackwatch newsletter to something that really frightens DC’s influence peddlers: a robust ethics framework. Yesterday we released a whitepaper on how the next administration can help rebuild public trust in the federal government through six common sense rules for creating a transparent ethics regime.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
therevolvingdoorproject.org | Henry Burke |Andrea Beaty
This week, Jason Furman appeared on the Ezra Klein Show for a discussion about the Biden economy, inflation, housing, and taxes. While they covered a variety of topics , there was one part of the conversation that stuck out most: Jason Furman does not buy the basic premise of YIMBY housing politics (i.e., that there’s a shortage of housing in the US).
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
therevolvingdoorproject.org | Andrea Beaty |Jeff Hauser |Kenny Stancil |Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
The FTC blocked an oil and gas CEO from joining the board of the fossil fuel giant that recently acquired his company – sound familiar? That’s because it’s the second time in less than six months the FTC has taken such action against an oil exec after uncovering evidence that the CEO encouraged OPEC officials to decrease supply to boost prices and profits.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
therevolvingdoorproject.org | Andrea Beaty
As Kamala Harris builds out her agenda as the Democratic nominee, there’s been plenty of speculation as to which Biden policies she will—or won’t—take up.
