Caitlin Oprysko

Washington, D.C.

Influence Reporter at POLITICO

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Hospitals, used to getting their way in Washington, stunned by Senate Medicaid plan

1 week ago | politico.com | Robert King |Caitlin Oprysko |Jordain Carney |Amanda Chu

The Senate’s proposal would lower the amount the 40 states that have expanded Medicaid under Obamacare can levy in provider taxes from 6 percent to 3.5 percent. It has hospital lobbyists painting a bleak picture of their financial prospects in a last-ditch effort to change senators’ minds.
The New York Times lobbies up

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Caitlin Oprysko

With Katherine Long, Daniel Lippman FIRST IN PI — NYT HIRES BROWNSTEIN: The New York Times has registered to lobby for the first time in more than a decade. The news giant has retained K Street heavyweight Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck to represent it on a range of issues affecting the industry, from encroachments on press freedoms to the threats posed by artificial intelligence.
Brownstein launches a public affairs practice

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Caitlin Oprysko

With Katherine Long, Daniel Lippman FIRST IN PI: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is forming a public affairs practice, opening up one more stream of revenue for the law firm and K Street’s top-earning lobbying shop. Brownstein has brought on Fora Partners co-founders Campbell Spencer and Max Hamel to lead the new practice, along with Sean Bartlett and Kristina Baum, who will be senior managers. — Spencer and Hamel founded Fora in 2019.
Skadden Foundation head quits in protest

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Caitlin Oprysko |Daniel Barnes

With help from Katherine Long and Daniel Lippman FIRST IN PI: The leader of the Skadden Foundation, the nonprofit entity that manages major law firm Skadden Arps’ public interest fellowship program, has resigned — the latest fallout from the firm’s commitment to advance causes favored by President Donald Trump.
How K Street reacted to Musk’s bombshell

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Caitlin Oprysko

With Katherine Long, Daniel Lippman KEEP CALM: Elon Musk lobbed a grenade at congressional Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill,” this afternoon, trashing the House-passed reconciliation package as a “disgusting abomination” in a post on X. But on K Street, where business interests are pushing hard for passage, lobbyists predicted Tuesday’s surprise post would not alter the debate in Congress.
Bernhardt hangs a shingle

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Caitlin Oprysko

With help from Katherine Long and Daniel Lippman FIRST IN PI — BERNHARDT STRIKES OUT ON HIS OWN: Former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is launching his own shop on K Street to help companies navigate the second Trump administration. Bernhardt, a longtime former lobbyist at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, was originally tapped by President Donald Trump to serve as deputy Interior secretary before moving up to lead the department in the second half of Trump’s first term.
Chamber drops six figures on megabill ads

4 weeks ago | politico.com | Caitlin Oprysko

With Daniel LippmanAIR COVER: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is rolling out a six-figure ad blitz to provide backup for key Republican lawmakers for their support of the House-passed reconciliation package — and knocking several Democratic frontliners for their votes against the bill.
Tether taps a Democrat as crypto bill teeters

4 weeks ago | politico.com | Caitlin Oprysko

With help from Daniel LippmanTETHER ADDS DEM LOBBYING SUPPORT: Crypto giant Tether is among the many financial interests that have tried but failed to get a landmark crypto bill through Congress and to President Donald Trump’s desk — in part because of resistance from Democrats. Hoping for a better result as the bill comes up for a vote in the Senate, the El Salvador-based issuer of the top stablecoin in the world is boosting its Democratic representation on K Street.
The lobbyist who rejected Harvard

1 month ago | politico.com | Caitlin Oprysko |Daniel Lippman

FIRST IN PI — MILLER DECLINED TO HELP HARVARD: Top GOP fundraiser Jeff Miller turned down an offer to represent Harvard University in February as the institution took on heavy fire from the Trump administration, two people familiar with the matter told your PI host and Daniel. Miller’s decision deprived the Ivy League school of a second lobbyist with strong connections to the White House ahead of its rapidly escalating standoff with President Donald Trump.
Braves tap ex-Thune aides to bat down tax hike

1 month ago | politico.com | Caitlin Oprysko

With Daniel LippmanKEEP CHOPPING: The Atlanta Braves have added to their rotation of outside lobbyists to help the MLB franchise avoid a giant tax bill in a few years. Alston & Bird began working last month on behalf of the ball club’s publicly owned parent company on “issues related to the taxation of publicly traded professional sports teams,” according to a disclosure filing.