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Following the 2008 elections, Capitol Solutions® announced that Capitol Hill veteran Don Lyster, Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Hilda Solis (D‐32nd CA), has joined the firm as Vice President and Counsel.
Don Lyster, the former chief of staff to Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-Calif.), has joined Capitol Solutions, the boutique bipartisan lobbying firm...Taylor said Lyster strengthens two of the firm’s core policy areas, energy and commerce, and hopes Lyster’s congressional experience will “attract some new business.”
The Alliance for Connecting First Responders hired Capitol Solutions to lobby "for grants for state and local first responders"....
“Key Appropriations Committee members and congressional leadership signaled their intention to address” funding for FCC consumer education and NTIA processing of additional coupons, said David Taylor of Capitol Solutions.”
Capitol Solutions' Dan Tate named one of Washington, DC's best "hired guns" and corporate lobbyists.
...Tate’s Democratic ties have helped Capitol Solutions generate a growth rate of roughly 30 percent during the first six months of this year...
The U.S. Green Building Council hired Capitol Solutions to lobby on "issues related to the promotion of high performance green schools"....
5/31/2007, David Taylor Participates in Lehman Bros. W3 Conference Spectrum Panel (audio)
...A former congressional and White House aide, Tate specializes in energy issues as a lobbyist and has access to the most influential offices on Capitol Hill....
Dan Tate, Jr. recognized as one of Washington's top Democratic Lobbyists by National Journal.
..."The DTV spectrum promises to boost critical communications capabilities for public safety and for consumers. America's first responders have waited long enough," said Wireless Broadband Coalition Executive Director David Taylor....
...Dan Tate Jr., a lobbyist with Capitol Solutions, said his firm typically doesn’t do earmarking, but it does use the appropriations process to influence policy on behalf of the firm’s clients.
“Being able to work with the administration will be important,” said Tate, a former lobbyist at Cassidy & Associates who worked in the White House’s legislative affairs office under former President Bill Clinton. “People who just thought they could go up to the Hill and fix things through an earmark are going to have a rude awakening.”...
...“Over the last 10 days, there’s been a significant uptick in incoming calls and interest in finding out more about what we’re doing,” said
Capitol Solutions' Dan Tate named one of Washington, DC's "Leading Democratic Lobbyists"
…Lobbyists said their clients could be expected to take an even greater interest in New Dems after the election.
“For a long time there were entire sections of the business community that haven’t looked at these groups,” Tate said. “But there is a natural fit there.”…
..."We wanted to get more public now because of some real successes related to spectrum,"
TelecomWeb News Digest, 9/28/2006
...The group, which is seeking additional members, is being run by Executive Director David Taylor, head of Capitol Solutions, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying and public-affairs consultancy. "Ultimately, the industry's ability to deploy reliable, secure mobile services nationwide depends on spectrum, an asset that is controlled by the federal government," says
...Lobbyists in attendance likewise ranged in their backgrounds and industry sectors, including Chuck Brain from Capitol Hill Strategies, Broderick Johnson from BellSouth, Jack Quinn from Quinn Gillespie & Associates, Dan Tate Jr. from Capitol Solutions and Dan Turton from Timmons and Co.
“It was talking with people downtown about how the lines of communication are open,” said Pelosi spokeswoman Jennifer Crider....
The FCC closed its latest airwaves auction Monday, collecting $13.9 billion in bids.
The 28-day auction sold 1,087 licenses, the largest amount of radio spectrum for wireless services. "Spectrum is the backbone of the wireless industry. The FCC auction process allows spectrum to be put to its highest and best uses," Wireless Broadband Coalition Executive Director David Taylor said in a statement....
