Congressional Quarterly Today: People on the Move
By Cheyenne Hopkins, CQ Staff
• William H. Reynolds was named chief of staff for Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa. Reynolds will also retain his current position as communications director.
• Karl Frisch is leaving the position of press secretary for the House Rules Committee minority staff. Frisch is joining the Senate campaign of Democrat Paul Hackett as communications director. Hackett is challenging Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio.
• Robert Cowen has joined Venable LLP as a partner. Cowen most recently was general counsel, chief operating officer, senior vice president and corporate director at Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle: Reynolds Criticized on Ex-Aide’s Pay
By Joseph Spector
A Washington group is raising questions about Rep. Thomas Reynolds having a former chief of staff on his payroll after she left two years ago to head the National Republican Congressional Committee, a political group chaired by Reynolds.
The Campaign for a Cleaner Congress, a labor-backed group composed of former Democratic operatives, wrote a letter Thursday to Reynolds asking why Sally Vastola still works for his office even though she has a full-time job as executive director of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
The group, which says it is nonpartisan, said that Vastola is paid $1,000 per month by Reynolds’ office though it is unclear what duties she has. The group alleges that Vastola may still be on Reynolds’ staff to secure health and retirement benefits from the federal government. They say the arrangement could be cheating taxpayers.
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