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Article: Virgin Islands lobbyists target Baucus, Thomas

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WASHINGTON-The U.S. Virgin Islands has been running a lobbying campaign targeting senators on committees with jurisdiction over the territory, including hosting fundraisers in the past year for Sen. Max Baucus, DMont., and Sen. Craig Thomas, R-Wyo.

Lobbyists for the US. Virgin Islands have focused in part an senators on the Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over tax laws. Baucus is the top-ranking Democrat on the Finance panel.

"The lobbying has also targeted those on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which oversees the Interior Department which administers U.S. territories. Thomas chairs the National Park subcommittee of the Energy panel and as such oversees the Virgin ...

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