he Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) talk a good game about opposing politicians, the politically-connected, and corporations who donate to political campaigns and hire high-priced lobbyists from profiting off the system.
But if Democrats win back either or both chambers of Congress in next month's election, a collection of DSA confidants will be poised to cash in.
Meet the lobbyists set to make bank if and when the DSA-dominated Democratic Party takes the reins in Washington, DC.
First up is Dan Riffle. A former AOC staffer, he has previously served as federal lobbyist for the Marijuana Policy Project. Most recently, he worked as a Congressional Affairs Specialist for the Biden Department of Justice. He's also worked in behavioral health– a booming sector of the health care economy that has been the focus of intense investment by private equity firms, as well as cutbacks aimed at stopping waste, fraud and abuse, including in the case of Somali-American-run fake providers in places like Minnesota.
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