Independent News Items
"Kings of the Hill" identifies Bob Livingston as one whom experts, current lawmakers and K Street judge to be one of the top lobbyists.
"Former members get a rude shock if they turn up at a lobbying shop expecting to print free money. (Former U.S. Representative Bob Livingston, R-La., told The Hill newspaper at a policy breakfast)...former members have to 'work' their access. They have to be able to marshal facts and make a persuasive case for what they seek. Passing a bar exam does not make you a good trial lawyer; similarly, you aren't automatically a great lobbyist just because you used to get elected by voters."
By The Hill Editorial staff
The Hill newspaper
June 22, 2004
Lawmakers' Pet Projects Lay Deep Inside $388 Billion Spending Bill
"Congress also parceled out millions of dollars to hundreds of hospitals, clinics and medical schools, including... Rush University Medical Center in Chicago [a Livingston Group client]."
By Robert Parr
New York Times
November 24, 2004
KINGS OF THE HILL -
They're lightning-quick on the draw, and they hit the legislative target, too
"Bob Livingston, The Livingston Group...dominates the appropriations lobbying scene."
By Bob Cusack, Jeff Dutour, Michael S.
Gerber, Josephine Hearn and Jim Snyder
The Hill newspaper
June 9, 2004
Going Global: Lobbyists See Spike in Foreign Work
"'We don't take clients that we don't believe in,' says Livingston in response to the steady work (of his firm) on behalf of the governments of Turkey, Morocco and the Cayman Islands."
By Kate Ackley and Kristen A. Lee
Influence Magazine - The Business of
Lobbying
May 12, 2004
International work helps fuel firm's 10% growth with top clients: Turkey, Cayman Islands, and Morocco Firms.
The Livingston Group moves up a spot in the Top Ten to number nine. While several leaders dropped in revenue for the year, TLG revenue rose an additional $1.1M for a total of $12,500,000.00
By T.R. Goldman
Influence Revenue Report
March 31, 2004
"Goodbye, Senate; hello, options (referring to retirement of Sen. Breaux)"
"Livingston, former chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, has become the go-to lobbyist in Washington for anyone looking to earmark cash in spending bills."
By Bill Walsh
The Times-Picayune Publishing Company,
December 21, 2003
Lobbyist Set Sights On Money - Making Opportunities
in Iraq
"Another lobbying firm run by former House Appropriations Committee chariman Bob Livingston (R-La.) is representing...U.S. and foreign companies interested in setting up operations in the country...
"The Livingston Group is also working on behalf of De La Rue, a British printing and paper company that has won a contract to print some of Iraq's currency, and is now seeking to produce secure travel documents for the fledging government."
By Thomas B. Edsall and Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post
October 9, 2003
Ex-Lawmakers' Edge Is Access
"Livingston provided the Turkish Embassy with strategic advice and personally appealed to his former colleagues to back Turkey...while other lobbyists could have stood on the same spot, few could count on friendly chats with Members.."
"(According to Representative Zach Wamp - TN) There's no question that why I slowed down to talk to them and greet them (Turkish government officials) is because they're with Bob Livingston...I'm more willing to hear them out because he took them on, and that gives them credibility."
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post
September 13, 2003
Livingston Group Breaks Into Top 10 Lobby List
"Another growing presence in Washington lobbying is the Livingston Group, which landed among the top 10 lobby shops for the first time since former Rep. and almost-House Speaker Robert Livingston opened for business in 1999....
Livingston says his firm hasn't specialized in any particular policy areas. 'We've had broad growth and a lot of activity coming in,' he says."
By Kate Ackley
Influence
June 11, 2003
Talking Turkey
"Perhaps Turkey’s biggest weapon on Capitol Hill is former Rep. Bob Livingston (R-LA), a chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, the same committee that is expected {to} approve the $1 billion aid package today”.
By Brody Mullins
Roll Call
April 2, 2003
Postwar Persuaders
"There’s been plenty of work for a number of lawyers, lobbyists, and consultants. For example, the Livingston Group, which has represented Turkey in Washington for three years for a fee of $1.8 million per year, acted as an intermediary, conveying Turkey’s concerns to officials at the State and Defense Departments and to members of Congress. Further, the Livingston Group has worked to make sure that the Turkish government understood how badly the Bush administration wanted Turkey’s help.”
By Peter Stone and Shawn Zeller
National Journal
March 22, 2003