{"id":2244420,"date":"2024-05-14T16:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T20:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-top-biden-official-marcia-fudge-spins-through-revolving-door-and-brings-two-aides-with-her\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T16:31:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T20:31:13","slug":"ex-top-biden-official-marcia-fudge-spins-through-revolving-door-and-brings-two-aides-with-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-top-biden-official-marcia-fudge-spins-through-revolving-door-and-brings-two-aides-with-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Former top Biden official Marcia Fudge swiftly transitions through the revolving door, accompanied by two aides"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-top-biden-official-marcia-fudge-spins-through-revolving-door-and-brings-two-aides-with-her%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2244420&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge swiftly moved through the revolving door, landing a pivotal public policy role at a law firm lobbying the \u200bBiden administration. Fudge&#8217;s quick transition raises concerns about ethics and potential conflicts of interest. She emphasizes her commitment to ethical adherence despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waters-has-shoveled-over-1-million-in-campaign-cash-to-daughter\/\" title=\"Waters Has Shoveled Over  Million in Campaign Cash to Daughter\">watchdog groups<\/a>&#8216; reservations. This move highlights the revolving door&#8217;s speed and the need for vigilant oversight.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ex-Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2913882\/biden-hud-secretary-marcia-fudge-step-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>who resigned<\/a> a few months ago, has spun through the revolving door and scored a key public policy role at a law firm lobbying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden administration<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Fudge, a former longtime Democratic Ohio congresswoman who joined HUD in 2021 and soon after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/05\/13\/marcia-fudge-hatch-act-488128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>violated<\/a> a federal law barring federal officials from engaging in political activities, is now a partner and the public policy chairwoman at Taft Stettinius &#038; Hollister, the firm said Monday. The firm, which pulled in $598 million in revenue last year and has offices in the Midwest and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Washington, D.C.<\/a>, also scooped up Imani Edwards and Garrett McDaniel, who worked as staffers under Fudge at HUD.<\/p>\n<p>The quick turnaround from Fudge stepping down from HUD and joining Taft Stettinius &#038; Hollister is a window into the revolving door between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> and K Street, where ex-officials cash in on their connections and learned skills to win influence in the nation\u2019s capital. Fudge will be working on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">urban development<\/a> issues and also be campaigning with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> ahead of his 2024 election matchup against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>. She said in a statement that her \u201ctop priority as a leader has always been to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-food-medicines-that-could-quite-possibly-save-your-life\/\" title=\"5 Food-Medicines That Could Quite Possibly Save Your Life\">develop effective solutions<\/a> and results for the people and communities I have been called to serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fudge, according to a Biden White House ethics pledge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/01\/20\/executive-order-ethics-commitments-by-executive-branch-personnel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rule<\/a>, is barred for two years from communicating with HUD employees and for one year from certain indirect \u201cshadow\u201d lobbying. The pledge, like others authorized by administrations, aims to thwart apparent conflicts of interest arising from officials working on issues they also worked on in the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFormer Secretary Marcia L. Fudge will absolutely adhere to all aspects of her White House Ethics Pledge, including the two-year cooling-off period with HUD,\u201d Susan B. Kilkenny, a spokeswoman for Taft Stettinius &#038; Hollister, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, she will not participate in any lobbying activities,\u201d Kilkenny said. <\/p>\n<p>But to watchdog groups, there\u2019s always fair conflict of interest concerns for the public to have about federal officials heading to the private sector, particularly in the case of Fudge\u2019s uniquely quick move. Taft Stettinius &#038; Hollister lobbied HUD last year, in addition to the departments of Defense, Transportation, Homeland Security, and other agencies, according to government records.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge speaks during a tour of the Homeless Assistance Center, June 29, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe revolving door has never spun faster, and now it\u2019s capacious enough to deposit a former HUD secretary and two of her senior aides at a well-known \u2018influence shop\u2019 within just a few months of her leaving the administration,\u201d Director Michael Chamberlain of Protect the Public\u2019s Trust said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel for agency ethics officials trying to ensure no post-government ethics laws are broken. Rather than bolstering the public\u2019s evaporating trust in its government, incidents like these demonstrate that the American public needs to be more vigilant than ever in watching for conflicts, ethical issues, and the influence of special interests,\u201d Chamberlain added. <\/p>\n<p>A portion of Taft Stettinius &#038; Hollister\u2019s lobbying last year, for example, was directed to HUD on behalf of the Millennia Companies, <a href=\"https:\/\/themillenniacompanies.com\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>which<\/a> owns and operates over 280 apartment developments in 26 states, according to Millenia Companies. The Millennia Companies notably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/realestate-news\/2023\/01\/cleveland-receives-15-million-in-federal-funding-to-transform-the-historic-huntington-building.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>received<\/a> a $15 million loan from HUD in 2023 to develop a historic building in Cleveland, though it received a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/realestate-news\/2024\/03\/hud-cracks-down-on-cleveland-based-millennia-housing-management-following-an-explosion-and-poor-conditions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>letter<\/a> in March 2024 from HUD notifying Millennia Companies it was prohibited from receiving contracts from the government for five years due to certain reported controversies stemming from its properties.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taft Stettinius &#038; Hollister also lobbied in 2023 on issues of economic development and housing, as well as appropriations funding, for the Cleveland-based nonprofit group \u200bBurten, Bell, Carr Development Inc., and on urban development for the city of Elkhart, Indiana, among other advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of corporate clients could benefit from spitballing with Secretary Fudge,\u201d Director Jeff Hauser of the Revolving Door Project watchdog group said. He told <em>Politico<\/em> that an ethics pledge loophole is that Fudge will be able to contact former Capitol Hill colleagues and advise clients about Congress\u2019s inner workings \u201cbased off information she gleaned in the executive branch.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, who resigned recently, swiftly moved through the revolving door to secure a prominent public policy position at a law firm lobbying the Biden administration. Fudge, a former Ohio congresswoman, joined HUD in 2021 and promptly violated a federal law prohibiting federal employees from lobbying within a year of leaving their position<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":381,"featured_media":2244421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24071605511998-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2244420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24071605511998-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/381"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2244420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2244421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2244420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2244420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2244420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}