Andy Stern Told CNN He Isn't a Lobbyist; AWF Says Prove It
On the heels of SEIU President Andy Stern telling CNN that he is going to send AWF and ATR a letter in response to our call for an investigation into his potentially illegal lobbying activities, AWF and ATR sent the below letter to Mr. Stern welcoming his reponse.
It has been 55 days since AWF and ATR requested the US Attorney investigate Andy Stern and the union leader has yet to respond. The Senate, only responded saying they have received our request.
View our letter to Mr. Stern below:
Dear Mr. Stern:
As you know, we sent letters to Channing D. Phillips, acting United States Attorney, Nancy Erickson, Secretary of the U.S. Senate, and Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 13, 2009, requesting said persons take steps to determine whether your lobbying activities during 2009 are in violation of the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (a copy of which is attached). Specifically, whether your actions during 2009 could constitute unregistered “lobbying” as defined by the LDA, 2 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.
When responding to a question from CNN’s Carol Costello during American Morning on January 5, 2010, concerning Americans for Tax Reform and the Alliance for Worker Freedom’s investigation request, you said, “we’re going to send them a letter and tell them the truth, which is we’ve complied with the law. And we assume whenever the investigation is done it will be fine.”
It has been 55 days since we first requested an investigation to elucidate your lobbying during 2009 and we have received no correspondence from you or your organization.
Please note that “Lobbying activity” under LDA includes time spent on lobbying contacts as well as time spent by the individual on any efforts to support his or her, or another’s, lobbying contacts such as preparation or planning activities, research and other background work, as well as time spent coordinating the lobbying activities of others.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Grover G. Norquist
President
Americans for Tax Reform
Enclosures
cc: Channing D. Phillips, Esq. Acting US Attorney
Nancy Erikson, US Senate Secretary
The Honorable Lorraine C. Miller, US House Clerk
US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Members
US Senate Select Committee on Ethics
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