Sunday, April 17, 2011

Lobbyists plan May 31 dinner to honor Billy Long

If you haven't received your invitation yet, you have probably lost your chance to get fed up along with Seventh District Congressman Billy Long.

Four Washington lobbyists are serving as hosts for a May 31 dinner honoring the freshman legislator at Hill Country Barbecue in our nation's capital.

The group includes Gregg Hartley, former chief of staff to Roy Blunt, who represents AT&T, as well as numerous other clients, Tim McGivern, also an AT&T lobbyist, National Rifle Association lobbyist Liz Williams, and Jeffrey Hogg, who represents Reynolds American.

If you want to be one of those honoring Billy Long, be prepared to pay dearly for the privilege. The event has a "suggested contribution" of $1,000 per PAC or $500 per individual.

The Washington  fundraiser will be the ninth for Billy Long since he took office in January. Six of those, including one on March 30, were held at the exclusive Capitol Hill Club. As noted in the April 13 Turner Report, Long spent $1,133 from his campaign account to the club for initiation and dues to the club.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Jeffrey Hogg meet Boss Hogg.

Anonymous said...

Billy's building up that campaign chest,

so sad, so sad.

Busplunge said...

He won't talk to local reporters but he will sit down with lobbyists.

something ain't right here.

Anonymous said...

what reporters will he not talk to?

Anonymous said...

You know he spends a hell of a lot of time making himself sound important.

Those people in DC thinks he's two things; a vote and dumb.

Trust me.

Anonymous said...

Is this the same Hartley who has been Blunt's pimp from day one and was all-in for Nodler in the Primary Election?

Anonymous said...

What in the world are they honoring him for? He hasn't done anything but join clubs and talk about auctioneering and golf. He hasn't done anything to be honored for.

Anonymous said...

He won the prize for being the fattest steer in the auction, held at Highland Springs Country Club?