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The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina recently procured a lobbyist to aid them in their fight for federal recognition in this Congressional session. Jersey City just hired a firm to block a Texas company from running a natural gas pipeline through Jersey City. Other municipalities, businesses, and non-profits are considering hiring a lobbyist before November. Hiring lobbyists to pursue an agenda is normally business as usual in Washington, but what makes these hiring decisions different is the timing â€" there is only about a month left for any serious legislative push before the election heats up in full force. Perhaps they are anticipating a lot of action during a proposed lame duck session? The oddity of a lobbying hire at this late stage of the game puts into question either the logic of the buyer (the client) or the logic of the seller (the lobbyist)?

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