The Finance 202: Stimulus talks set off lobbying frenzy as businesses angle for last-minute relief Tory Newmyer
with Brent D. Griffiths Progress toward an economic relief package has stalled out again, as bipartisan talks give way to partisan finger-pointing. But a frenzy of lobbying activity on the measure keeps churning at full tilt, with businesses from beer brewers to airlines scrambling to secure a slice of a potentially trillion-dollar pie. The last must-pass bill of any Congress draws a lobbying crowd. This year with relief funding from last spring spent; federal aid programs set to expire; and pandemic-fueled shutdowns rolling across the map again