NATE Joins Other Lobbyists Seeking to Re-Open Capitol Hill

By Leslie Stimson, Inside Towers Washington Bureau Chief

Lobbyists, including NATE: the Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association, want to be free to roam the halls of Capitol Hill again. They want their members to have the opportunity to do the same. That’s why NATE has joined more than 200 other trade groups in signing a letter to that effect to House and Senate leadership from a trade association for advocacy groups, the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics. “Even though the Centers for Disease Control has issued new guidance on masking and infections are down across the National Capital Region, there are still the security concerns about the Capitol and congressional office buildings,” the lobbyists say in the letter. “We have developed a proposal that could enable Congress to re-open for public visits, which would help ensure that people remain healthy and safe.” Continue Reading