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Presented by the American Property Owners Alliance: Delivered daily, Influence gives you a comprehensive rundown and analysis of all lobby hires and news on K Street. | | | | | |  | | By Caitlin Oprysko | Presented by |  | | | With Daniel Lippman K STREET UNPACKS MCDONOUGH’S LATEST: Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth McDonough last week dashed Senate Democrats’ hopes that they might easily unlock another shot at bypassing the chamber’s filibuster with one or potentially multiple additional reconciliation packages, saying in guidance revealed earlier this week that recycling budget resolutions could be ripe for abuse and cannot be automatically discharged from the Budget Committee to the floor. — But the guidance didn’t make a ton of waves on K Street, where lobbyists said that while McDonough may have added more pressure on Democrats to strike a bipartisan deal on infrastructure or taken away some of the party’s flexibility to split all of lawmakers’ asks across multiple bills, either path remains fraught with roadblocks — and the utility of the guidance given the unique makeup of the chamber has a limited long-term reach. — The prospect of passing another major bill through reconciliation wasn’t ever a realistic outcome, said Rich Gold, who leads Holland & Knight’s public policy and regulation group. “Given where Sens. [Joe] Manchin, [ Kyrsten] Sinema, some of the other centrists are,” he argued, Democrats were never “going to run all of the legislation this year through reconciliation.” — Add the pressure to take action on the debt limit by fall, and Democrats are “at the tail end of how long we can wait” to put together an infrastructure reconciliation bill, Gold added. “There's the bipartisan path, where life is a little bit easier. And this has got to be what Biden is seeing” as he continues negotiations with Republicans (much to progressives’ irritation). — For K Street and Democrats, where before an overly rosy statement from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office indicated the party might have multiple cracks at reconciliation and the chance to split up an infrastructure package, it now “seems reasonable to expect that everyone is going to want to see their priorities ... in that that one bill,” said Jamie Wickett, a partner at Hogan Lovells. “I think it's going to take a lot longer to” thread the needle for a reconciliation package, Wickett told PI, though he still believes that’s likelier than reaching a bipartisan deal that can secure 60 votes in the Senate. Happy Friday and welcome to PI. Got a lobbying tip? Let me hear it: coprysko@politico.com. And be sure to follow me on Twitter: @caitlinoprysko. | | | | A message from the American Property Owners Alliance: The American Property Owners Alliance is a nonpartisan organization that protects the dream of property ownership. Backed by 10 million advocates, we are committed to expanding, amending, and introducing federal policy that protects property owners and their interests. June is National Homeownership Month, and we’re celebrating the value of home all month long. Learn more about our commitment to protecting the interests of a diverse group of property owners and expanding opportunities for future homeowners. | | | DUCKETT JUMPS FROM RETAILERS TO RESTAURANTS GROUP: Brennan Duckett is departing the Retail Industry Leaders Association, where he spent seven years, most recently as director of government affairs for privacy issues, and joining the National Restaurant Association ’s public affairs team. Duckett will be a technology and innovation policy director for the trade group, focusing on policy issues related to electronic payments systems, data security and privacy, gift and prepaid cards, intellectual property and trademark issues, music licensing, and ADA reform. HOW AMAZON IS MAKING INROADS WITH MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES: “Amazon’s massive cloud-computing unit is aggressively recruiting U.S. government officials as it pushes to make itself essential to branches such as the military and the intelligence community,” POLITICO’s Daniel Lippman and Emily Birnbaum report. “Since 2018, Amazon Web Services has hired at least 66 former government officials with acquisition, procurement or technology adoption experience, most hired directly away from government posts and more than half of them from the Defense Department.” — Compared to AWS’ total workforce it’s only a fraction, but it’s “a particularly key group to its federal business.” The public sector hiring binge “highlights how tech companies are becoming more entrenched in the operations of the government itself — and indispensable to Cabinet agencies and national security operations — even as politicians shout about the danger of letting them get too powerful. And as Silicon Valley becomes more essential to making the government run, it is trickier than ever for lawmakers to figure out how to check the industry’s power.” — The trend also marks a shift in the industry, with tech companies like AWS often snapping up “government expertise that previously might have gone to traditional defense contractors like Lockheed Martin Corp., Raytheon and Northrop Grumman, said Jack Poulson, executive director of research and advocacy group Tech Inquiry and a former Google research scientist.” NEW FIRM: Eli Briggs is striking out on her own after more than 14 years with the government affairs team at the National Association of County and City Health Officials. She’s launching a new consultancy, Briggs Strategic Advocacy, which will focus on strategy, research, and messaging legislation and will train and mobilize grassroots and grasstops advocates. TRUMP OFF FACEBOOK UNTIL AFTER MIDTERMS: “Facebook announced Friday that former President Donald Trump's account will remain suspended for at least two years,” POLITICO’s Cristiano Lima reports, “setting a timetable for his potential return after its oversight board criticized the company's indefinite ban.” That timetable, as POLITICO’s James Arkin points out , sets up the former president to potentially return to Facebook just as the 2024 GOP presidential primary will be heating up. — "Given the gravity of the circumstances that led to Mr. Trump’s suspension, we believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our rules which merit the highest penalty available under the new enforcement protocols," the platform’s top lobbyist, Nick Clegg, wrote in a blog post. "We are suspending his accounts for two years, effective from the date of the initial suspension on January 7 this year." After that period, the social media giant said it would determine whether "the risk to public safety has receded," and make a call on his possible reinstatement. REALTORS ASK SUPREME COURT TO STRIKE DOWN EVICTION BAN: “Two chapters of the National Association of Realtors , one of the biggest lobbying groups in the country,” on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to block the CDC’s nationwide eviction moratorium set to expire at the end of the month, POLITICO’s Victoria Guida writes. The group asked the “court to act on an emergency basis to vacate a stay on a decision overturning the ban, saying the ‘stay will prolong the severe financial burdens borne by landlords under the moratorium for the past nine months.’” — “‘Landlords have been losing over $13 billion every month under the moratorium, and the total effect of the CDC’s overreach may reach up to $200 billion if it remains in effect for a year,’ the real estate agents said” in their appeal to the court. “Landlords, many of whom are pressed for cash to meet monthly mortgage payments, have challenged the ban in courts around the country, arguing that the CDC overstepped its authority. A federal judge agreed in May, ordering that the ban be vacated. Days later, she granted the Department of Health and Human Services’ request for a stay of the decision, which an appeals court upheld Wednesday.” JPMORGAN WON’T DONATE TO ELECTION OBJECTORS THROUGH MIDTERMS: JPMorgan Chase will soon resume political giving after pausing donations in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection, “but will continue its freeze on donations to a ‘handful’”of the 147 GOP lawmakers that voted against certifying Biden’s electoral college victory “whom it had previously supported,” the bank said in an internal memo obtained by Reuters’ Pete Schroeder. — “The pause will last through the 2021-2022 election cycle, which includes November's midterm elections, after which JPMorgan will review whether to resume contributions to the lawmakers concerned on an individual basis, it said.” The bank’s PAC “will also expand donations beyond lawmakers who oversee financial matters to those active on issues the bank considers ‘moral and economic imperatives for our country,’ such as addressing the racial wealth gap, education and criminal justice reform.” | | | |   | | | | | | — Signal Group’s strategic communications practice is adding Chris Ortman as executive vice president, Jess McCarron as vice president, Aisha Dukule as senior manager, Shane McCarthy as senior associate and Will Burdulis as communications associate. Chelsea Koski is also moving up to become chair of the practice. — Natalie Davis, co-founder of United States of Care , has been named acting executive director of the group. — Caroline Powers has been named senior vice president for external affairs at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She was most recently senior director of federal relations at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. — Don Crane, the president and CEO of America’s Physician Groups, is resigning after 21 years leading the organization. He’ll remain at the helm until APG settles on a successor. — Damon Hewitt will move up to be president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, succeeding Kristen Clarke. He currently is executive vice president. — The United Fresh Produce Association and Produce Marketing Association announced their senior leadership team for their upcoming merger. Robert Guenther , currently senior vice president of public policy at United Fresh, will be chief public policy officer for the merged group, according to Morning Agriculture. Jennifer McEntire, currently senior vice president of food safety and technology at United Fresh, will serve as chief food safety and regulatory affairs officer. | | | | SUBSCRIBE TO "THE RECAST" TODAY: Power is shifting in Washington and in communities across the country. More people are demanding a seat at the table, insisting that politics is personal and not all policy is equitable. The Recast is a twice-weekly newsletter that explores the changing power dynamics in Washington and breaks down how race and identity are recasting politics and policy in America. Get fresh insights, scoops and dispatches on this crucial intersection from across the country and hear critical new voices that challenge business as usual. Don't miss out, SUBSCRIBE . 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