October 26, 2009Rep. Visclosky at the Center of Defense Earmarks
| |||||
It takes a while for most start-up companies to gain the confidence of a U.S. congressman and the promise of federal funds. But last year, a small Illinois company accomplished its goal in 16 days with the help of Rep. Peter J. Visclosky, a little-known Indiana Democrat who sits on the House committee that funds the Pentagon. In rapid succession, the three-employee technology firm, NanoSonix, filed its incorporation papers in Skokie, Ill., and hired a Washington lobbying firm, K&L Gates, which boasted to clients of its close relationship with Visclosky. A week later, Visclosky wrote a letter of support for a $2.4 million earmark for NanoSonix from the House Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee. "I understand how this can look from the outside,"... Related Topics: Illinois, Indiana, United States, Pentagon, House committee, Peter J. Visclosky, U.S. congressman RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
| |||||
RCP Log In | Register