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2010
Politico APRIL 28, 2010
WHCD Kick Off with QGA/FD Party
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The Hill APRIL 28, 2010
The Washington Scene
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E&ETV’s OnPoint APRIL 7, 2010
CLIMATE: Quinn Gillespie's Hoppe, Von Bargen preview Senate plans for climate, energy
With a new bill expected to be released as early as next week in the Senate, what are the prospects for climate legislation this year? During today's OnPoint, Dave Hoppe, president of Quinn Gillespie & Associates and a former chief of staff for Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), and Patrick Von Bargen, a director at QG&A and the former chief of staff to Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), give their take on challenges to U.S. EPA's regulation of emissions. They also discuss expectations for climate legislation in the Senate and explain how a bill could affect state-level emissions reduction efforts.
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McClatchy Newspapers March 24, 2010
Senate parliamentarian: He's the only one both parties trust
"You really establish relationships of trust with members of both parties, and people tend to give you the benefit of the doubt," said Kevin Kayes, a Washington lobbyist who served as assistant parliamentarian from 1987 to 2000.
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Frumin, who earned about $170,000 in fiscal 2009, wouldn't comment for this report. Kayes described him as "someone out of central casting. He's made for this job. He's never been in involved in partisan politics, and is very thorough and thoughtful."
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Kaiser Health News March 22, 2010
How The Senate Will Tackle Health Reform Now
"At this point that is sort of the nuclear device that takes the whole thing down," said J. David Hoppe, president of the firm Quinn Gillespie & Associates. He was chief of staff for former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss.
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Still, if the outcome of the bill is clear, senators might change their minds about how many amendments they will actually offer, said Kevin D. Kayes, who was an assistant Senate floor parliamentarian for more than a decade, serving under both Republicans and Democrats . He was previously chief counsel to Reid and is now a director at Quinn Gillespie.
"There’s often a lot of talk before you get to the floor" about the number of amendments that senators might offer, he says. But in reality, "it’s not that much fun out there offering amendments that you know are going to fail to a bill that everyone knows will pass."
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PR WEEK March 10, 2010
Macedonia taps Quinn
The Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia hired Quinn Gillespie & Associates and The Laurus Group for strategic communications and government relations, according to a federal filing. The firm, expanding on its past work with Macedonia, is providing counsel on issues and message development as related to the country's NATO membership.
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LA Times February 23, 2010
The fine art of being an easy target on Capitol Hill
"The purpose of these hearings is to grill these people, to use them, essentially, as props to make a policy or political point. You are there to be a fish in a barrel," said Jack Quinn, who as White House counsel for President Bill Clinton testified before Congress and now advises corporate clients on the fine art of being an easy target.
Quinn's firm, Quinn Gillespie and Associates, is one of several with expertise in preparing congressional witnesses, evidence of the prevailing wisdom that a good hearing on Capitol Hill isn't too bad-- but a bad hearing can haunt a company for years.
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