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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 17, 2022 When Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-Ind.) bragged during a Financial Services Committee hearing about one of his staffers moving to Bank of America, fellow committee member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was quick to call out the congressman on Twitter. What AOC probably doesn't know is that the banking giant had also quietly picked up a Democratic staffer from the House Small Business Committee around the same time. Matt Gómez is now a BoA senior vice president for federal public policy. He spent his congressional career working for Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), most recently as senior counsel to her Small Business Committee. BoA also hired then-Hollingsworth staffer Sruthi Prabhu to its federal relations team in September, prompting Ocasio-Cortez's criticism of congressional aides passing through revolving door. The bank disclosed spending just under $1.7 million on its federal lobbying program in the last year. Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:Hill Hires - Madison Alexander, Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Digital Director
- Sean Brebbia, House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Republican Chief Counsel
Hill Departures - Jonathan Eberle, formerly Communications Director to Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT)
(now Press Secretary at FreedomWorks)
Hill Moves and Promotions - Chris Arneson, now Chief Budget and Economic Adviser for the Senate Finance Committee
(formerly Senior Adviser, Tax Policy) - Bobby Andres, now Chief Adviser, Tax Policy for the Senate Finance Committee
(formerly Senior Policy Adviser) - Rachel E. Hugman, now Legislative Director to Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA)
(formerly Senior Policy Adviser)
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