Former U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., has signed on as a consultant with a D.C. law and lobbying firm, the firm announced Tuesday.
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The lobbying firm, Van Ness Feldman, represents numerous clients in the energy industry, including TransCanada, the company seeking federal approval to complete the long-stalled Keystone XL pipeline from the oil-producing tar sands of Canada to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast.
While she was still in the Senate, Mary worked very hard for
TransCanada with her persistent advocacy for approval of the Keystone
XL Pipeline. She knew where her bread was buttered, and the transition
must have been smooth and easy.
Of course, Landrieu will suffer from constraints, because she cannot actually lobby until 2017. In an email to former supporters, she stated she will serve as a Senior Policy Adviser for the firm.
Landrieu earlier this spring also accepted a position as a consultant to the Walton Family Foundation, a charitable organization of the family that made its fortune on Wal-Mart stores.Perhaps while consulting with the wonderfully compassionate Walton family, Landrieu may suggest they end their reliance on "welfare for the rich" and rather pay their employees something closer to a living wage so they will not be dependent on food stamps and other government subsidies to house and feed themselves and their families. But surely that's asking too much.
Of course, Landrieu will suffer from constraints, because she cannot actually lobby until 2017. In an email to former supporters, she stated she will serve as a Senior Policy Adviser for the firm.
