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Citigroup Inc lobbyist Amy Overton is leaving the bank for Wall Street rival Goldman Sachs Group Inc.Overton, 43, will handle a broad range of issues for Goldman, a spokesman for Goldman said.Overton spent less than two years at Citigroup, and previously worked as counsel to Senator Tom Carper, a Democrat of Delaware, during negotiations for the Dodd-Frank Act."Amy's long experience with financial services issues will make her a great addition to our team," said Michael Paese, global co-head of government affairs for Goldman Sachs. Overton will report to Paese, and will have the title of vice president, the same title she had at Citigroup.A Citigroup spokeswoman declined to comment.Overton also worked at Fannie Mae for seven years leading into the financial crisis, leaving as chief of staff for its government and industry relations department in 2008.With Overton's joining, Goldman's D.C. office is now evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, with four of each.Paese had been a t...
Sen . Tom Carper , (D-Del.), on how the debate over taxes is impacting efforts to reach a deal over the debt ceiling.
Fmr. CBO Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Americans for Prosperity Founder Tim Phillips on a potential bailout of the U.S. Post Office.
Sony Corp could face legal action across the globe after it belatedly revealed one of the biggest online data breaches ever.In the United States, several members of ...
Senator Tom Carper , (D-Del.), on why global energy problems are worth the price of more spending.
A number of Congressmen are out there in media land saying that the new health reform bill requires that Congress must enroll in the new health insurance exchanges.R...
March 30, 2010 8:49 AM Congress, Please Read Your Health Reform Billby Elizabeth MacDonaldSelect rating Poor Okay Good Great Awesome Average: 5 ( 1 vote)Comments »A ...
March 30 , 2010 08 : 49 AM UTC by Elizabeth MacDonald Congress , Please Read Your Health Reform Bill A number of Congressmen are out there in media land saying that...
Sen . Tom Carper , (D-Del.), on why companies such as AT&T and 3M are going before Congress to discuss the costs of health-care reform.
Sen. Thomas Carper , (D-DE), on what the government can do to help create jobs.
January 25, 2010 9:38 AM $1.5 Trillion Ways to Cut the Deficitby Elizabeth MacDonaldSelect rating Poor Okay Good Great Awesome Average: 4.3 ( 3 votes)Comments »First...
January 25, 2010 9:38 AM $1.5 Trillion Ways to Cut the Deficitby Elizabeth MacDonaldSelect rating Poor Okay Good Great Awesome Average: 4.3 ( 3 votes)Comments »First...
November 18, 2009 12:00 PM UTC by John StosselGovernment Makes Another $98 Billion in Improper PaymentsThe federal government made $98 billion in questionable paymen...
The U.S. Congress that expired this week might have steered the nation away from the "fiscal cliff" of potentially devastating tax hikes and spending cuts, but it di...
The struggling U.S. Postal Service expects to default this weekend, the second time in recent months the cash-strapped agency will have missed a deadline to set asid...
Senator Tom Carper , (D-Del.), on what needs to be done to get the Postal Service back on track.
Sen . Tom Carper , (D-Del.), on how defense spending can be streamlined to reduce the deficit.
Sen . Tom Carper , (D-Del.), sounds off on unpredictability and uncertainty in the government.
Americans wasted little time Tuesday answering President Barack Obama's request to make their voice heard on the looming debt crisis, crashing websites with e-mails ...
Sen . Tom Carper , (D-Del.), discusses plans to create jobs and boost the economy.
