By Kevin McCauley
Gephardt Government Affairs has signed on to represent the Port of Oakland, the nation’s fifth busiest port.
It has been a prime focus of the Occupy Wall Street movement as the Occupy Oakland offshoot made two attempts in December to shut down the facility. The Port claims the Occupy protests did not result in a major economic loss, but admits that news of the protest has made it harder to attract new business.
Oakland’s city council next week debates a resolution that calls for embattled Mayor Jean Quan to do whatever lawful means it takes to prevent any future shutdown of the port.
The firm of former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt reps the port for export promotion, customs/border staffing, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and passenger facility charges.
Kyle Mulhall, a senior policy advisor to Congressman Gephardt, and Scott Brenner, who was chief of external affairs at the Dept. of Homeland Securities’ science and technology directorate during the George W. Bush White House, are GGA’s Port advocates. |