Boeing Taps D.C. Lobbyist in Export-Import Bank Renewal Push
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Boeing Co. tapped two of Washington’s highest-paid lobbying firms to help overcome opposition from carriers such as Delta Air Lines Inc. and Tea Party lawmakers in its push to reauthorize and expand the Export-Import Bank.
Boeing, the biggest U.S. plane manufacturer, retained Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and the Podesta Group, according to Senate disclosure filings. They were the second- and third-highest-earning lobbying firms in Washington last year, according to nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.