Dirksen Lehman
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
President Bush announces Jan. 30 his intention to name Senate Health Committee staff health counsel Lehman as a special assistant for legislative affairs for the Senate. Lehman will work as one of the Senate lobbyists in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs, reporting to chief Senate lobbyist Ziad Ojakli, former chief of staff to Sen. Paul Coverdell (R-Ga.). Before joining the Health Committee staff in 1999, Lehman was with Washington lobbying firm Williams & Jensen. The Health Committee has not yet named a replacement
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