Some in the industry expected lobbying spending to level out ahead of the midterms and after numerous pandemic relief bills and the initial burst that a new administration provides.
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With Daniel Lippman
Greg Walden of
Alpine Group to form
Alpine Advisors, a separate strategic advisory firm. Walden spent years as the top Republican on the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, and twice chaired the House GOP’s campaign arm before retiring at the beginning of this year. But retirement’s “not what it’s cracked up to be for me,” the 11-term lawmaker said in an interview.