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The House should create a select committee that could recommend legislation for protecting critical cybersecurity systems from attacks, former Rep. Robert Livingston, R-La., wrote in a letter to Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader Boehner.

Congress Daily
Hill Briefs
Ex-Lawmaker Urges Creation Of Select Cybersecurity Panel
Dec. 4, 2009

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“Recently, I sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) asking that Congress establish a new Select Committee on Cybersecurity. While it’s a problem we’d rather not think about or deal with, a significant cyber-incident could pose a major threat to our country by disrupting commerce and our ability to defend ourselves. Indeed, experts from the military and the private sector agree that we are not doing enough to prevent a cyber-9/11.

"The establishment of a Select Committee on Cybersecurity would be a signal that the Congressional leadership of this country understands the nature and seriousness of this threat" – Bob Livingston.

Special to Roll Call
House Should Create Committee on Cybersecurity
By Bob Livingston
Dec. 3, 2009

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The Livingston Group has created a new cybersecurity practice area, according to founder Bob Livingston.

"We should not wait for a cyber attack to take down Wall Street trading or to destroy the country's electrical grid before government wakes up to the seriousness of this problem," he said.

The Hill
Lobbying World
By Kate Oczypok
October 7, 2009

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Anthony Tether and Arthur Bruckheim have joined The Livingston Group as strategic advisers. "Both Dr. Tether and Dr. Bruckheim are greatly respected by the defense community as leaders in the field of military and project research," said The Livingston Group's founder, ex- Rep. Bob Livingston (R-La.). "Their work and vision have aided our nation in preserving its technological superiority."

Politico
Suite Talk
By Becca Milfeld & Anne Marson
September 29, 2009

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The Livingston Group has promoted Mark Lindsay to director of its health care practice. "It's an honor," Lindsay told Suite Talk. "We have a team approach mentality, as there's a variety of great people that have the capabilities to assist our growing health care practice" . . . (Lindsay) was a leader of one of President Barack Obama's transition teams.

Politico
Suite Talk
By Jacqueline Klingebiel July 22, 2009

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These days, both Colorado and K Street are Democrat-friendly places. But . . . former Sen. Wayne Allard of Colorado, a Republican, (landed) a gig as a senior counselor at the Livingston Group . . ."I'm not letting any grass grow under my feet," says Allard. (He will work) transportation and health care clients…

National Journal
Wayne’s World
By Peter Stone
February 7, 2009

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"Lobbyists are advocates in a complex system of legislation, just as lawyers are in the world of the courthouse." – Bob Livingston

Business Week
To Take The Money Out Of Politics, Make The Ads Free
March 13, 2006

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* * * * * ". . . I slowed down to talk to [TLG clients] and greet them . . . because they're with Bob Livingston . . . I'm more willing to hear them out because he took them on, and that gives them credibility." – Representative Zach Wamp, TN.

Washington Post
Ex-Lawmakers' Edge Is Access
By Juliet Eilperin
September 13, 2003

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". . . '[F]ormer members 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." – Bob Livingston

The Hill
Kings of the Hill Column
By The Hill Editorial Staff
June 22, 2004

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So great is Mr. Livingston's sway inside Republican circles that . . . Mr. Lewis ([then] Chairman of House Appropriations Committee) . . . phoned him several times to talk about how Congress might best help the Gulf Coast, said John Scofield, a spokesman for the committee, "'because the chairman sees him as someone who has a wealth of information and the institutional memory."

New York Times
Looking for Influence in All the Right Places
By Gavin Rivlin
October 18, 2005

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"'As government grows, unless you're right there to limit it, it can intrude in just about any industry . . . There are agencies that love to do things and acquire new missions. People in the industry better have good lobbyists or they're going to get rolled over." – Bob Livingston

Washington Post
By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
June 22, 2005

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The bipartisanship [of the House Appropriations Committee] was evident even in the highly charged days after the Republicans won control of Congress in 1994. When then-Rep. Robert Livingston, R-La., became Appropriations chairman in 1995, he chose to retain two key Democratic staffers . . .

National Journal
Inside Connections
By David Baumann and Lisa Caruso
May 24, 2006

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The Livingston Group has named two seasoned Democrats as its newest partners. Dennis Hertel is a former congressman from Detroit, and Lauri Fitz-Pegado is the former assistant secretary at the Department of Commerce.

Politico
Suite Talk - Livingston Names Two Dems Firm Partners
By Aoife McCarthy
December 11, 2007

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"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 [foreign governments].

Influence
Going Global: Lobbyist See Spike in Foreign Work
By Kate Ackley and
Kristen A. Lee
May 12, 2004

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Bob Livingston, The Livingston Group . . . dominates the appropriations lobbying scene.

The Hill
Kings of the Hill Column
They're lightning-quick on the draw, and they hit the legislative target, too
By Bob Cusack,
Jeff Dutour,
Michael S.Gerber, Josephine Hearn and
Jim Snyder
June 9, 2004

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Former Rep. Bob Livingston, R-La., once chairman of the House Appropriations Committee . . . went on to create one of the most lucrative lobbying firms in Washington . . . since it opened the same year he retired from Congress . . .

Livingston's firm helped protect $1 billion in aid . . . that was in jeopardy . . .

FOXNews.com
Premium Placed on Lobbyists Who Served in Congress
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
March 20, 2006

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Another growing presence in Washington lobbying is the Livingston Group, which landed among the top 10 lobby shops . . .-

Influence
Livingston Group Breaks into Top 10 Lobby List
By Kate Ackley
June 11, 2003

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The Livingston Group . . . exercising influence that his former colleagues can only envy.

Washingtonian
Hired Guns – Connections, savvy, and fundraising clout are still the keys to the influence wielded by the city’s 50 top lobbyist
By Kim Isaac Eisler
June 2007

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"Often, federal issues are being influenced more at the state and local level than inside the beltway . . . It just made sense for us to reach out and be a part of that communication process." – Bob Livingston, on the TLG's a decision to tap Terry Benham of the Little Rock, Ark.-based Impact Management Group to head a developing state and local government relations practice.

Roll Call
Off K Street. The Livingston Group. . .announced an outside-the-Beltway expansion
By Kate Ackley
August 14, 2006