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</p><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Route 3: Find the Loopholes</div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Several Trump political appointees who signed the ethics pledge are working around the rules. Rather than lobbying political appointees at federal agencies, which is prohibited, they’re lobbying congressional leaders on Capitol Hill, which is permitted. Their colleagues can then target the White House, federal agencies and political appointees.</div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">That approach is perfectly legal and common at K Street firms, but lobbying experts said it’s a way to get around restrictions. “Legally, we’re going to separate the executive and the legislative branches, but in reality there’s going to be overlap on shared goals,” said Timothy LaPira, an associate professor of political science at James Madison University who researches lobbying.</div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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</div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Christopher Shank</div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Christopher Shank, a former special assistant and senior adviser to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, worked in the Trump administration until May 2017 and then joined lobbying firm Van Scoyoc Associates.</b> According to lobbying records, Shank is working on “nuclear related issues” and “space products and services,” including possible budget items for his old employer, the Defense Department. One of his clients, NanoRacks LLC, has government contracts to send payloads and small satellites to the International Space Station.</div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">But Shank is directly lobbying only legislators and staffers within the U.S. Senate and House, not former colleagues within federal agencies, and is complying with all post-government employment restrictions, according to Ross Kyle, a spokesman for Van Scoyoc Associates. Shank’s co-worker lobbies federal agencies.</div><p>===

Van Scoyoc Associates secured $297,003,000.

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2012 lobbying income: $10,850,000</p>

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Top three clients and how much they paid:</p>

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Coalition of EPSCoR States: $230,000</p>

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MacAndrews & Forbes: $180,000</p>

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University of Alabama: $180,000</p>

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Van Scoyoc Associates was founded "with three employees, eight clients, and a 5-pound cell phone," founder and president H. Stewart Van Scoyoc says on the company's website.</p>

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The firm touts its equal numbers of Republican and Democratic employees as one of its biggest assets.</p>

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Data from OpenSecrets.org</p>

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<p style=" margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.1875px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>H. Stewart 'Stu' Van Scoyoc</b> is President and Chief Executive Officer of <a href="http://66.39.128.35/index.php/Van_Scoyoc_Associates,_Inc." title="Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc." style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc.</a> (VSA), "Washington, D.C.'s largest independent government affairs group." <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.vsadc.com/pages/vans.htm" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">[1]</a>

Van Scoyoc founded VSA in 1990, "with a focus on congressional appropriations and taxation. ... In 1994, he established <a href="http://66.39.128.35/index.php?title=The_Implementation_Group&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Implementation Group (page does not exist)" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(165, 88, 88); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">The Implementation Group</a> (TIG) to provide professional assistance in the implementation and evaluation requirements of publicly funded programs. TIG specializes in opportunity identification and capture strategies for federal grants and contracts.

"In 2000, Stu created <a href="http://66.39.128.35/index.php?title=Capitol_Decisions,_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Capitol Decisions, Inc. (page does not exist)" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(165, 88, 88); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Capitol Decisions, Inc.</a> (CDI) to provide government relations and public affairs counsel in the specialties of health care, grassroots advocacy, and community development.

"Finally, in 2002, Stu formed the law firm of <a href="http://66.39.128.35/index.php?title=Van_Scoyoc_Kelly_PLLC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Van Scoyoc Kelly PLLC (page does not exist)" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(165, 88, 88); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Van Scoyoc Kelly PLLC</a> (VSK) to be strategically allied with his other government affairs firms. VSK provides counsel for military and other government contractors, in addition to innovative legal solutions for acquisition, procurement and regulatory issues." <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.vsadc.com/pages/vans.htm" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">[2]</a>

"Prior to the establishment of the Van Scoyoc Companies, Stu was a founding partner of Winburn, Van Scoyoc & Hooper government relations firm. In addition, Van Scoyoc spent eight years as vice-president at the prestigious <a href="http://66.39.128.35/index.php?title=Charles_Walker_Associates&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles Walker Associates (page does not exist)" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(165, 88, 88); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Charles Walker Associates</a>, where he specialized in tax, energy, insurance and environmental matters.

"Corporate experience is an invaluable part of understanding the client, and Van Scoyoc fortunately worked with some of the best at the <a href="http://66.39.128.35/index.php/DuPont_Company" title="DuPont Company" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">DuPont Company</a>. Stu first worked in various DuPont engineering assignments while earning his law degree at night from the University of Maryland. He then continued his career in DuPont's Washington office working on a variety of legislative and regulatory issues.

"While earning his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Lehigh University in 1969, he also received the Alpha Phi Omega award for leadership and outstanding service to the University." <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.vsadc.com/pages/vans.htm" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">[3]</a></p>

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<p style=" margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.1875px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc.</b> is a government affairs/<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lobbying_firm" title="Lobbying firm" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">lobbying firm</a> that was founded in 1990.

Van Scoyoc Associates (VSA) represents 20 of the largest 200 U.S. corporations, as well as more than 50 universities (and their medical centers), <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Trade_association" title="Trade association" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">trade associations</a>, non-profits, and foreign governments.

Van Scoyoc Associates is registered as a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Foreign_Agents_Registration_Act" title="Foreign Agents Registration Act" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">foreign agent</a> of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">United Kingdom</a> due to it's work on behalf of the British Embassy's Defense Procurement Office, of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Greece" title="Greece" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Greece</a> on behalf of its work for the government of Greece, and of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Egypt" title="Egypt" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Egypt</a> on behalf of its work for the government of Greece lobbying for arms sales and foreign aid.

O'Dwyer's PR Daily, in its <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/washington_report/0926lincoln_group.htm" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">September 26, 2005 newsletter</a>, mentioned that The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lincoln_Group" title="Lincoln Group" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Lincoln Group</a> hired Van Scoyoc Associates as their lobbying firm.</p>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/H._Stewart_Van_Scoyoc" title="H. Stewart Van Scoyoc" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">H. Stewart Van Scoyoc</a> (Stu Van Scoyoc), President</li>

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<p style=" margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.1875px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/washington_report/0926lincoln_group.htm" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">newsletter</a> also identified some of VSA's lobbyist team members:</p>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marlin_L._%27Buzz%27_Hefti" title="Marlin L. 'Buzz' Hefti" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Marlin L. 'Buzz' Hefti</a> - formerly <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Department_of_Defense" title="Department of Defense" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Department of Defense</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Honeywell" title="Honeywell" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Honeywell</a> and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Boeing" title="Boeing" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Boeing</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Andre_D._Hollis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andre D. Hollis (page does not exist)" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(165, 88, 88); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Andre D. Hollis</a> - formerly Department of Defense</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jason_A._Rossbach" title="Jason A. Rossbach" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Jason A. Rossbach</a> - former aide to Senator <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Strom_Thurmond" title="Strom Thurmond" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Strom Thurmond</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/David_Drass" title="David Drass" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">David Drass</a> - former aide to Senator <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/George_Allen" title="George Allen" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">George Allen</a>, Jr.</li>

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<p style=" margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.1875px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Also see <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vsadc.com/pages/page03.htm" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">list</a> of other VSA Biographies.</p>

<p style=" margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.1875px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Records from the Clerk of the House of Representatives provides a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://clerk.house.gov/pd/houseid.html?reg_id=32802" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">list</a> of 273 of the firm's lobbying clients. (Accessed December 14, 2005.)</p>

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<div><b>Agriculture & Food</b></div>

<div>American Herbal Products Association<b>Anheuser-Busch</b> Companies Inc.DuPont</div>

<div>Natural Products Association</div>

<div>Weyerhaeuser Company</div>

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<div><b>Aviation & Transportation</b></div>

<div>Airports Council International, North AmericaAlabama State Port AuthorityAlameda-Contra Costa Transit DistrictAustal USABentley Systems IncorporatedClark County Public Transportation (C-TRAN)Dallas Area Rapid TransitELSAG North AmericaHillsborough County Aviation AuthorityMemphis-Shelby County (Tennessee) Airport AuthorityMobile (Alabama) Regional Airport Authority</div>

<div>National Asphalt Pavement Association</div>

<div>Oldcastle Materials Inc.</div>

<div>Riverside Transit Agency</div>

<div>San Bernardino Associated Governments</div>

<div>Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority</div>

<div>Smiths Detection</div>

<div>Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation</div>

<div>Union Pacific</div>

<div>Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority</div>

<div>Wayne County Airport Authority</div>

<div>Budget & Appropriations</div>

<div>Communications & Information Technology</div>

<div>Communication Training Analysis Corporation (CTAC)Computer Sciences CorporationDistributed SolutionsInterSystems</div>

<div>Sorenson Communications</div>

<div>The Park Group</div>

<div>VMware Inc.</div>

<div>Community Development</div>

<div>Baldwin County Commission, AlabamaCharlotte County, FloridaCity of Baltimore, MarylandCity of Beaverton, OregonCity of ClearwaterCity of Coconut Creek, FloridaCity of Dana Point, CaliforniaCity of Elk Grove, CaliforniaCity of Gadsden, AlabamaCity of Galt, CaliforniaCity of Gulf Shores, AlabamaCity of Iola, KansasCity of Long Beach, CaliforniaCity of Manteca, CaliforniaCity of Newport Beach, CaliforniaCity of Norwalk, CaliforniaCity of Orange Beach, AlabamaCity of Palo Alto, CaliforniaCity of Pismo Beach, CaliforniaCity of Portsmouth, VirginiaCity of Rocklin, CaliforniaCity of Santa Maria, CaliforniaCity of Stockton, California</div>

<div>City of Visalia, California</div>

<div>City of Westminster, California</div>

<div>City of Yukon, Oklahoma (CDI)</div>

<div>County of Del Norte, California</div>

<div>County of San Diego, California</div>

<div>El Paso County, TX</div>

<div>Federation of State Humanities Councils</div>

<div>Galveston County, Texas</div>

<div>Lee County, Florida</div>

<div>Martin County, Florida</div>

<div>Mobile County Commission</div>

<div>Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce</div>

<div>Orange County Fire Authority</div>

<div>Rancho Mission Viejo</div>

<div>Redevelopment Agency of the City of Stockton</div>

<div>San Bernardino Associated Governments</div>

<div>St. Clair County Commission</div>

<div>St. Lucie County, Florida</div>

<div>State of Oklahoma (CDI)</div>

<div>The New York Community Trust</div>

<div>Utrok Atoll Local Government</div>

<div>Volusia County, Florida</div>

<div>Washington County, Oregon</div>

<div>Culture, Museums & Tourism</div>

<div>Aquarium of the PacificAudubon Nature Institute</div>

<div>Federation of State Humanities Councils</div>

<div>Friends of the Observatory</div>

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<div><b>Defense</b></div>

<div>AM General CorporationAeroVironment Inc.Arotech CorporationAustal USADRS Technologies Inc.Lockheed Martin Corporation</div>

<div>Optical Alchemy</div>

<div>STIDD Systems Inc.</div>

<div>Smiths Detection</div>

<div>Strata-G Solutions</div>

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<div>Education</div>

<div>AURA - Assn. of Universities for Research in AstronomyAssociation of University Programs in Occupational Health and SafetyAustin Peay State UniversityBowling Green State UniversityCollege of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Indiana University of PennsylvaniaEPSCoR Coalition of StatesEastern Michigan UniversityGeorgia State University Research FoundationJohn Jay College Auxiliary Services CorporationJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics LabKidsave Washington, District of ColumbiaMontana State UniversityMorgan State University Foundation Inc.National Association of Foster Grandparent Program DirectorsRotary Foundation of Rotary InternationalSoutheastern Universities Research Association</div>

<div>Tulane University</div>

<div>University of Alabama System, The</div>

<div>University of Arkansas</div>

<div>University of Connecticut</div>

<div>University of Guam Foundation, The</div>

<div>University of Idaho</div>

<div>University of Maryland, Baltimore</div>

<div>University of Memphis Foundation, The</div>

<div>University of Nebraska</div>

<div>University of Notre Dame</div>

<div>University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine</div>

<div>University of Saint Francis</div>

<div>University of South Dakota</div>

<div>University of Toledo, The</div>

<div>Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc.</div>

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<div><b>Energy & Natural Resources</b></div>

<div>AeroVironment Inc.Arizona Power AuthorityBentley Systems IncorporatedDiverse Services GroupDuPontExcelerate Energy</div>

<div>Geoslicing Corporation</div>

<div>Hood Canal Sand & Gravel</div>

<div>International Association of Drilling Contractors</div>

<div>Interstate Natural Gas Association of America</div>

<div><b>Southern Company</b></div>

<div>Spectra Energy Corporation</div>

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<div><b>Environment</b></div>

<div>Audubon Nature InstituteCaptiva Erosion Protection District</div>

<div>Desert Research Institute</div>

<div>Earth Networks</div>

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<div>Financial Services</div>

<div>Center for Responsible LendingDistributed SolutionsFederal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco</div>

<div>First Horizon National Corporation</div>

<div>Padgett Business Services</div>

<div>SLM Corporation</div>

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<div>Health Care</div>

<div>American Association of Homeopathic PharmacistsAmerican Herbal Products AssociationCollege on Problems of Drug DependenceContinuum of Care Coalition C3Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteDuPontE02 ConceptsGordian Medical Inc. d/b/a American Medical TechnologiesMedPro Billing (CDI)National Association of Community Health CentersNational Association of Councils on Developmental DisabilitiesNeurofibromatosis Midwest</div>

<div>Neurofibromatosis Northeast</div>

<div>New York University Langone Medical Center</div>

<div>Northwestern Memorial Hospital</div>

<div>Ochsner Clinic Foundation</div>

<div>Summa Health System (CDI)</div>

<div>Temptime</div>

<div>Texas Neurofibromatosis Foundation</div>

<div>Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals</div>

<div>University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine</div>

<div>VGM Group</div>

<div>Wills Eye Health System</div>

<div>Woodward Industrial Foundation (CDI)</div>

<div>Homeland Security</div>

<div>Arotech CorporationELSAG North America</div>

<div>Smiths Detection</div>

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<div>Insurance</div>

<div>Travelers Companies Inc., The</div>

<div>International Affairs</div>

<div>Rotary Foundation of Rotary International</div>

<div>Utrok Atoll Local Government</div>

<div>Philanthropy</div>

<div>Council on Foundations</div>

<div>The New York Community Trust</div>

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<div>Research & Development</div>

<div>AURA - Assn. of Universities for Research in AstronomyDiverse Services GroupDuPontEPSCoR Coalition of StatesGeorgia State University Research FoundationJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab</div>

<div>Revenge Advanced Composites</div>

<div>Southeastern Universities Research Association</div>

<div>Southwest Research Institute</div>

<div>Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc.</div>

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<div>Space & Aerospace</div>

<div>AeroVironment Inc.Astrotech CorporationJackson & Tull</div>

<div><b>Lockheed Martin</b> Corporation</div>

<div>Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company</div>

<div>Sigma Space Corporation</div>

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<div>Taxation</div>

<div>Education Industry Association (EIA)National Association of Enrolled Agents</div>

<div>Padgett Business Services</div>

<div>Water Resources & Infrastructure</div>

<div>Bentley Systems IncorporatedClean Water ServicesDesert Research InstituteEastern Municipal Water District</div>

<div>Mission Springs Water District</div>

<div>National Institutes of Water Resources</div>

<div>San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency</div>

<div>VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES</div>

<div>101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001</div>

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By Tracy Emblem

<a href="http://www.thefreeenterprisenation.org/home.aspx" style=" padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(15, 102, 145); text-decoration: none;">Free Enterprise Nation (FEN) claims to be an organization “fighting Big Government, taxes and debt.”</a>

The themes of “Big Government” and “taxes” are effective messaging tools for provoking angry public responses as the recent corporate-backed Tea-Party movement has demonstrated.

According to Tampa Bay.com,<a href="http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2009/09/tampa-bay-businessmen-launch-free-enterprise-foundation.html" style=" padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(15, 102, 145); text-decoration: none;"> last September, two prominent GOP Florida donors, James MacDougald of St. Petersburg and Greg Capello of Tampa launched “The Free Enterprise Nation.”</a>

Money talks. MacDougald, invested more than $1 million to get the organization off the ground. He said, “Government can only be effective if it is also efficient and answerable to the people it is designed to serve. The Free Enterprise Nation is here to remind elected officials that they represent the people, not just themselves or their bureaucracy. Our plan is to speak with a unified voice so large and so loud our elected officials will be forced to listen.”

So who is assisting FEN to get its “voice” heard?

FEN’s website claims to employ 18 full-time employees, its headquarters are in Tampa, Florida. Van Scoyoc & Associates, a full-service government relations and public affairs firm is also helping FEN spread the word. It is curious that FEN, an organization claiming to be against “big government,” would hire Van Scoyoc Associates, a firm that reportedly specializes in earmarks from the federal government.

According to Sourcewatch, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Van_Scoyoc_Associates,_Inc." style=" padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(15, 102, 145); text-decoration: none;">Van Scoyoc Associates lobbies for 20 of the largest 200 U.S. corporations. Sourcewatch also reports that Van Scoyoc Associates is registered as a foreign agent and lobbies for arms sales and foreign aid for foreign countries.</a>

Linked in says: “The Free Enterprise Nation Inc. was formed to provide education, unification, and advocacy for the cause of free enterprise in America. It is the first national membership organization created specifically to unite, and to advance the broad economic interests of, businesses and workers in the private sector.”

Like most industry front groups, recently on June 24, 2010, FEN released its spin on stimulus spending and the nation’s employment data. “Think tank” reports can readily influence public opinion. The report is released to the press and then gets picked up on the business wire and published.

Government employees have a limited scope of work to avoid competing with private industry. Pushing private sector workers instead of public employees is not always a good idea when it comes to our health, safety and welfare. Private contractors argue greater efficiency, but much of the “cost-savings” comes from private contractors paying low wages and benefits and providing less service.

What “Free Enterprise” actually means is doling out private government contracts with less transparency.

Shamefully, the mainstream media routinely prints “data” created by corporate advocacy front groups that are not truly “independent” and have an agenda contrary to the American people at large.</p>

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