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September 5th, 2019
This week in money-in-politics

How cruise lines lobby Congress to block victim compensation bills

[link removed] families whose loved ones suffer an accident on ships sailing the high seas, it isn’t an option to sue cruise lines for physical or emotional losses, even when the companies are at fault.

The “Hammers’ Law,” sponsored by Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), aims to challenge the status quo. Named after two victims who lost their lives to a fire on a Peruvian river cruise in 2016, the bill would expand the compensation families can pursue from cruise lines in cases of on-board accidents.

The bill gained support from the American Association for Justice, a group representing trial attorneys across the country. Lobbyists backed by powerful cruise lines, however, have blocked similar efforts for years.

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** Light bulb manufacturers score victory with new Trump energy rule
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The Department of Energy finalized a rule Wednesday that will prevent Obama-era efficiency standards for light bulbs from being implemented. The decision was cheered by lighting manufacturers that have spent the last two years lobbying Congress and the DOE to reverse new energy efficiency standards that would have affected billions of light bulbs sold in the U.S. Read more ([link removed])
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** Mar-a-Lago, $20K worth of flowers and lots of consulting: When joint fundraising money goes beyond campaigns
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Joint fundraising committees are growing increasingly common as candidates and parties seek out big checks from wealthy donors. But while millions of dollars might flow into these committees, some fail to pass it along to the campaigns for which they are supposedly fundraising. Read More ([link removed])
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** Air ambulance industry weighs into medical bill debate with TV ads
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The air ambulance industry is the latest player to weigh into the national healthcare debate with hundreds of thousands of dollars of TV and radio ads. The ad campaign caps off a summer marked by battles on the airwaves, as health care emerges as a major issue in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary and providers and insurance companies lobby Congress. Read More ([link removed])

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* ** ‘Business as Normal’: Pence’s Stay at Trump Hotel in Ireland Follows a Trend (The New York Times) ([link removed])
Vice President Pence's stay at a Trump property in Ireland is part of a well-established trend among prominent Republicans, who since Mr. Trump rose to lead his party have become regular customers at his establishments.

* ** Can Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders skip fundraisers and still win California? (The San Francisco Chronicle) ([link removed])
Could a small-donor focus hurt candidates in California — the nation’s capital of private, high-dollar, no-press-allowed fundraisers that cater to the wealthy and powerful?

* ** Push on 'surprise' medical bills hits new roadblocks (The Hill) ([link removed])
Bipartisan Congressional efforts to protect patients from surprise medical billing are stalling amid a fierce lobbying blitz and political pressures as the 2020 elections nears.

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