Showing posts with label Lobbying. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lobbying. Show all posts

Monday, July 16, 2012

Lance Armstrong Investigation: LiveStrong Gets Involved

Photo from Wall Street Journal
News reports suggest that LiveStrong donors should rest well knowing that their funds given to help fight cancer are being used to lobby Congress to pressure USADA in its investigation of Lance Armstrong.

Today's Wall Street Journal reported that a Congressional staff member has confirmed that "The...Texas-based charity known as Livestrong, sent a lobbyist to Capitol Hill last week to discuss the funding for the agency that has accused the retired cycling champion of cheating to win the Tour de France." Here are more details from the Journal: