Subject: RE: Time Sensitive request for Team Leaders
From: "Chris Lu" <[email-masked]>
To: "Cassandra Butts" <[email-masked]>, "John Podesta" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:05:28 -0600

It was actually Axelrod who said it.  Here’s the exchange:

STEPHANOPOULOS: One of the signature lines that Senator Obama has used throughout this campaign is that he's going to change the culture of Washington and really take on lobbyists. Here’s what he said about a month ago. 

SEN.BARACK OBAMA:  I am the only candidate who can say that Washington lobbyists do not fund my campaign. They will not run my white house and they will not drown out the voices of the American people when I’m president of the United States. 

STEPHANOPOULOS: So does that mean that if Senator Obama wins on Tuesday, no one who's been a lobbyist will be able to work in his white house? 

AXELROD: No, it doesn't mean that. But it means exactly what he said for the two years of this campaign. He laid out a very specific plan for how he was going to deal with that. no one who is an active lobbyist lobbying on issues for the last two years related to their industries is going to come into our administration and work on those. We want to end this revolving door we've seen in Washington where people come from industry, go into government, rig the deck in favor of those industries and then go back. We simply can't afford that anymore, George. 

STEPHANOPOULOS: So that means if you worked in the energy industry, you're not going to be able to get a job at the Department of Energy? 

AXELROD: If you were a lobbyist in the last couple of years that's exactly right because, you know, we've seen the effects of that. We’ve seen a government that was essentially hijacked by special interests. That’s one of the problems we have. That’s one of the reasons we have the economic problems we have because of the pernicious influence of people too close to their industries, you know, involved in the regulation or deregulation of their industries and the development of policies. We’ve got to end that. 

 

From: Cassandra Butts [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 12:59 PM
To: John Podesta; Chris Lu
Subject: Fwd: Time Sensitive request for Team Leaders

Please see the following from Suzanne Spaulding who has been working on the transition. I didn't hear David this morning but we should confirm where we are on this so that I can respond to Suzanne and others. Bob is availble for a call until 3:30.

Sent from my iPhone

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	From: "Spaulding, Suzanne E." <[email-masked]>
	Date: November 2, 2008 12:42:03 PM EST
	To: [email-masked]
	Subject: Fw: Fwd: Time Sensitive request for Team Leaders

	Cassandra,
	I can only imagine how busy you must be but 
	I'm preparing to respond to the urgent request below for additional information and need some clarification on the ethics policy. The memo notes that there are restrictions related to lobbying that go beyond those in the Code of Ethics. David Plouffe this morning said, if I heard it correctly, that anyone who had lobbied in the last two years would not be able to work in any related area. The example provided was that an energy lobbyist could not work at DOE. Before I further sever my ties with my firm in order to work on the transition, I would very much appreciate the opportunity to talk with you about precisely what the policy is or will be regarding former lobbyists. I can be reached today at 703 893 6299 or 703 863 6666. 
	Thanks!
	Best,
	Suzanne
	
	----- Original Message -----
	From: Jami Miscik <[email-masked]>
	To: [email-masked] <[email-masked]>; Spaulding, Suzanne E.; [email-masked] <[email-masked]>; Harding, Robert -- HSA, Inc. <[email-masked]>; [email-masked] <[email-masked]>; [email-masked] <[email-masked]>; [email-masked] <[email-masked]>; [email-masked] <[email-masked]>; [email-masked] <[email-masked]>; [email-masked] <[email-masked]>; [email-masked] <[email-masked]>
	Sent: Sun Nov 02 07:45:37 2008
	Subject: Fwd: Time Sensitive request for Team Leaders
	
	Hi All,  
	
	In an attempt to make sure that they have all the details they need on everyone's participation, we have another request for input.  The deadline is quite tight so if you could answer the questions below and send a note back to me or to John Brennan later today we will assemble a group response and send it in.  I know several of you were still in negotiations with the lawyers so if you could just provide a sense of where things stand that would be helpful.
	
	Jami

	
	
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	From: <[email-masked]>
	Date: Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 9:51 PM
	Subject: Time Sensitive request for Team Leaders
	To: [email-masked]

	
	Dear Agency Team Leaders:
	
	Please see the attached request from the budget and ethics gurus requesting detailed information from your team members. I urge you to email and call as soon as possible to ensure members get you the pertinent information tomorrow. Many thanks for your help.  
	
	best
	Sarah 

	
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