BP Hires Republican Firm to Lobby U.S. Congress, Administration
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BP Plc hired a lobbying firm led by former Republican aides in Congress and at the White House after the party won control of the U.S. House and the company stopped the worst offshore oil spill, according to federal records.
Fierce, Isakowitz & Blalock, a firm led by Republicans while Democrats controlled Congress and the White House in 2009-2010, registered last month to lobby for BP on “oil and gas production,” according to a document filed with the Senate Office of Public Records. Officials from London-based BP didn’t return calls seeking comment and the firm declined to comment.