Don’t miss out on Power Switch, your guide to the politics of energy transformation in America and around the world. Power Switch is a daily newsletter that unlocks the most important stories driving the energy sector and the political forces shaping critical decisions about your energy future, from production to storage, distribution to consumption. And be sure to follow me on Twitter: TO POWER SWITCH: The energy landscape is profoundly transforming. It’s not often you can say that your closet shares anything in common with Ralph Lauren’s, so your host is gonna milk that win for as long as possible. The automaker spent $5.1 million on lobbying during the first three months of this year alone, its highest-ever quarterly spend. Its federal expenditures surged to more than $11 million last year - the company’s most since the height of the financial crisis in 20. Meanwhile, GM continues to drop more money on lobbying. The company’s chief executive, Mary Barra, was one of the highest-profile business leaders to back last year’s Inflation Reduction Act - despite her role as chair of the Business Roundtable, which like other business groups opposed the bill over its tax provisions and other revenue raisers. His hire comes as GM looks to position itself as a leader in the transition to electric vehicles, becoming a major ally of the White House in its push to accelerate that shift. The Democrat is one of GM’s hometown senators and chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee and Senate Commerce subcommittee on surface transportation, where he’s become a vocal advocate for the expansion of autonomous vehicles - a profile Feldman played a “key role” in developing, GM spokesperson Jeannine Ginivan said in a statement. Most recently, he was chief of staff to Gary Peters during his time in the House and when he was first elected to the Senate. Feldman has spent the past two years as head of federal and international affairs for Airbnb, and before that worked for nearly two decades on the Hill and with House Democrats’ campaign arm. He’ll report to the automaker’s head of global public policy, Omar Vargas, and work alongside Hollyn Schuemann, GM’s senior lobbyist in charge of outreach to Republicans, to help lead GM’s federal lobby shop. When you subscribe through the links provided, we may earn a commission.GM ADDS A DEMOCRAT: Eric Feldman has decamped from Airbnb to join General Motors as its top Democratic lobbyist. WHAT NEXT FOR USMNT? Cowell and the USMNT will open the Gold Cup on Saturday with a match against Jamaica in Chicago. I never got a chance with Mexico and so I really just stuck with the U.S. because I've always been part of the U.S. THE BIGGER PICTURE: Cowell is one of six dual nationals that could officially become cap tied if they play at the Gold Cup, with Julian Gressel, Aidan Morris, Gaga Slonina, Alan Sonora and Brandon Vazquez the other five.Ĭowell is eligible to represent Mexico and has been rumored to have drawn interest from the federation, but he says his heart has always been with the USMNT. "I'll always remember that and it was good to get some good confidence and some good goals in there, so I'm pretty happy about that." I thought we did really well, even if it should have been better but that's how it goes sometimes. "It was awesome to be with that group for about two years preparing for that and to really go step by step, from qualification and the very first camp, it's all the little things to get to that tournament. WHAT THEY SAID: "It definitely was an experience I'll always remember forever," Cowell said of the U-20 World Cup.
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