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I agree a presence in DC is needed, but having HQ there is not

You can have your HQ in DC and still not have a presence on the hill. If congress has decided it has nothing better to do than make college sports a bigger mess than it is (that is the only possible outcome of congress being involved), then the ACC needs to have a lobbying presence, not a management presence there.

That means K-street types, slimy swamp critters who know how to move money and influence around, not a bunch of good ol boys in a HQ office. The HQ in Charlotte or wherever is fine, but a lobbying arm in DC is going to be needed for sure.

(In response to this post by Stech)

Posted: 04/26/2022 at 06:20AM

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I agree a presence in DC is needed, but having HQ there is not

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