“Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA 1) recently became House Majority Whip, and with the new position comes a hiring spree of new staffers to help him with his duties. But Politico reports that a prominent DC lobbyist had significant input into Scalise’s new hires — to the point where he was present during interviews with candidates and participated in hiring decisions.

John Feehery, president of communications practices at Quinn Gillespie & Associates, apparently had a major role in advising Scalise on his press and communication team hires, though he apparently “volunteered” his time and was not paid. Feehery was formerly the spokesman for Speaker Dennis Hastert and has decades of experience in the House, but is currently a registered lobbyist with some rather interesting clients:

‘Feehery is registered to lobby on behalf of major corporations like AT&T, Sony Corp., Qualcomm, 21st Century Fox and others that have interests before Congress and the House Energy and Commerce Committee, of which Scalise is a member.'”* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/gop-whip-reportedly-relied-on-lobbyist-to-hire-staffers/

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