K Street / Gucci Gulch (CongressionalGlossary.com)

From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms

K Street / Gucci Gulch

Colloquialisms for Washington, DC, lobbyists.

K Street is taken from K Street NW in Washington, DC, where many lobbying firms are located. K Street is definitely “inside the Beltway.”

Gucci Gulch has several meanings: K Street; all lobbyists collectively; and “the nickname for the corridor outside the hearing room of the United States Senate Finance Committee … where the nation’s smoothest and most highly paid lobbyists, dressed in expensive suits and shiny Italian shoes, await decisions on legislation that will mean millions and sometimes billions to their clients.” (description from a review of “Showdown at Gucci Gulch” by Jeffrey Birnbaum and Alan Murray.) Also see “Shakedown at Gucci Gulch: A Tale of Death, Money & Taxes,” by Edward J. McCaffery and Linda R. Cohen.

Also see

• Lobby / Lobbying (CongressionalGlossary.com)
• Capitol / Capitol Hill Map / National Mall (CongressionalGlossary.com)
• Petition (CongressionalGlossary.com)
• Pennsylvania Avenue (CongressionalGlossary.com)
• Lobbying and Advocacy

More

• STOCK Act / Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge Act (CongressionalGlossary.com)
• Crony Capitalism / Rent-Seeking / Corporate Welfare / Revolving Door (CongressionalGlossary.com)
• In Washington, a divided America is good for business.
• “The seven stages of the office seeker”
• The First Amendment
• K Street – Wikipedia
• K Street – Google Maps
• “K Street’s talent scout,” by Rachel Leven, The Hill, January 31, 2012
• “K Street: The route of all evil, or just the main drag?” by Dan Zak, The Washington Post, February 5, 2012
• What is a ‘Revolving Door’ – Investopedia
• “Gucci Gulch Can’t Hold All Lobbyists Engaged in Tax Fight,” Roll Call, November 2, 2017
• Revolving Door, from OpenSecrets
• “Prosecution of Public Corruption: An Overview of Amendments Under H.R. 2572 and S. 401,” CRS Report R42016 (29-page PDF)
• “Expulsion of Members of Congress: Legal Authority and Historical Practice,” CRS Report R45078 (28-page PDF)

Courses

• Congressional Operations Briefing – Capitol Hill Workshop
• Drafting Federal Legislation and Amendments
• Writing for Government and Business: Critical Thinking and Writing
• Custom Training
• Preparing and Delivering Congressional Testimony and Oral Presentations, a Five-Course series on CD
• Congress, the Legislative Process, and the Fundamentals of Lawmaking Series, a Nine-Course series on CD

Publications

Showdown at Gucci Gulch:
Lawmakers, Lobbyists, and the Unlikely Triumph of Tax Reform

Legislative Drafter’s Deskbook: A Practical Guide

Pocket Constitution

Citizen’s Handbook to Influencing Elected Officials: A Guide for Citizen Lobbyists and Grassroots Advocates

The Federal Budget Process

CongressionalGlossary.com, from TheCapitol.Net