Union Pacific adds lobbyists as part of merger effort

Union Pacific adds lobbyists as part of merger effort

WASHINGTON — Union Pacific has bolstered its lobbyist efforts on Capitol Hill to support its effort to merge with Norfolk Southern. Politico reports the railroad has hired a team from the firm of Squire Patton Boggs led by former U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), who spent 18 years in the House, including six as chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, before retiring in 2019. Shuster will provide “strategic advocacy in supp…