Susan Molinari Joins AIFC
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3/1/21 – Zachary Sherwood, Brandon Lee and Megan R. Wilson
Former Google Lobbyist, Lawmaker Molinari Joins Food Coalition: Susan Molinari, the former New York Democratic congresswoman and ex-top lobbyist at Google, is joining the American Italian Food Coalition as a co-chair. Former Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.) is the other co-chair, having been at the coalition since its creation in 2019. In a statement Molinari, a second generation Italian-American, said the Biden administration’s recent trade decisions regarding Airbus and Boeing in Europe were a “step in the right direction” and that she’s confident the administration “will continue to rebuild our ties with Italy and Europe at this critical time,” Megan Wilson reports.
3/1/21 – Caitlin Oprysko
MOLINARI JOINS AMERICAN ITALIAN FOOD LOBBY: Former congresswoman and chief Google lobbyist Susan Molinari has been tapped to co-chair the American Italian Food Coalition, an alliance that represents 450 Italian companies and manufacturers seeking to sell their products in the U.S. Former Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.) serves as the group's other co-chair. Molinari led Google's public policy shops across the Americas from 2012 to 2019, advocating on issues like data privacy, antitrust and election misinformation. A Republican, Molinari represented Staten Island, N.Y., in the House in the 1990s.
3/1/21 – Alexandra Levine
LOBBYING LATEST: FROM BYTES TO BITES — Former congresswoman and chief Google lobbyist Susan Molinari has been tapped to co-chair the American Italian Food Coalition, an alliance that represents 450 Italian companies and manufacturers seeking to sell their products in the U.S. Former Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.) serves as the group's other co-chair. Molinari led Google's public policy shops across the Americas from 2012 to 2019, advocating on issues like data privacy, antitrust and election misinformation. A Republican, Molinari represented Staten Island, N.Y., in the House in the 1990s.
Politico Weekly Agriculture – 3/1
3/1/21 – Ryan McCrimmon
Former Rep. Susan Molinari (R-N.Y.) was tapped to co-chair the American Italian Food Coalition, alongside former Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.), our Pro Trade friends tell MA. Molinari was Google’s chief lobbyist from 2012 to 2019. The coalition represents 450 Italian companies seeking to sell their products in the U.S.
3/1/21 – Doug Palmer
GOOGLE LOBBYIST LEAPS FROM BYTES TO BITES: Former congressmember and chief Google lobbyist Susan Molinari has been tapped to co-chair the American Italian Food Coalition, an alliance that represents 450 Italian companies and manufacturers seeking to sell their products in the U.S. Former Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.) serves as the group's other co-chair.
Molinari led Google's public policy shops across the Americas from 2012 to 2019, advocating on issues like data privacy, antitrust and election misinformation. A Republican, Molinari represented Staten Island, N.Y. in the House in the 1990s. She is stepping into her new job as many importers are struggling with retaliatory tariffs the U.S. has imposed on European food products in the Boeing-Airbus aircraft subsidy dispute.