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When the Washington lobbyists settled on other lobbyists in this race.
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She pledged not to hire any current lobbyists, with a "cooling off" period of six years for corporate lobbyists and two years for noncorporate lobbyists.
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Obama let in some lobbyists under waivers, and lobbyists continued to have plenty of influence.
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That amount was split amongst 11,512 lobbyists, the smallest number of individual lobbyists since 1998.
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This sea of 6,243 lobbyists equates to roughly 11 lobbyists for each member of congress.
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The Thread RE: LOBBYISTS Nicholas Confessore wrote about Washington lobbyists in the age of Trump.
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IT IS BOGGED DOWN BY THIS MORASS OF GRIDLOCK AND LOBBYISTS ON TOP OF LOBBYISTS IN WASHINGTON.
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The pro-Saudi Arabian and pro-Israel lobbyists have been replaced by lobbyists more sympathetic to Iran.
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It is also unclear how the policies handle quasi-lobbyists who do not officially register as lobbyists.
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With coal lobbyists working to keep their favored position, environmental organizations now allied with natural gas lobbyists.
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Management Responsibilities
• Undertake oversight and coordination of a team of state government affairs lobbyists and contract lobbyists.
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That lets farm lobbyists — and only farm lobbyists — make their views heard before key decisions are made.
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And while the president touted an order limiting lobbyists in his administration, it includes secret waivers for lobbyists.
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There's a lot we can accomplish if we start as humans, not NRA lobbyists or gun control lobbyists.
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Maybe they would have to look at in-house lobbyists and PACs before they look at contract lobbyists.
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This is not to say that there's nothing to be done to limit lobbyists' power, particularly corporate lobbyists' power.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of registered Washington, D.C. lobbyists is at its lowest level in 18 years, mainly because more lobbyists are not registering not because there are fewer lobbyists, two watchdog groups said on Monday.
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Last year, AT&T had the most lobbyists in Tennessee, with 14 full-time lobbyists and additional outside lobbyists hired to contest several bills in the state legislature that considered permissions for publicly run broadband networks.
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Since taking office, he has hired more than 100 lobbyists to the federal agencies that oversee these lobbyists' former employers.
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But he will ban contributions from lobbyists, a follow-up to his team's purge of lobbyists from the transition effort.
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It also had three lobbyists registered with the state; for the last session, the organization paid the lobbyists' company $12,500.
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Facebook would not place all of their lobbyists and their technology leaders in Silicon Valley, but instead has their lobbyists in the best place for lobbyists (Washington) and their technologists in the best place for technologists (Silicon Valley).
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Obama's order also put in place restrictions on lobbyists visiting the White House and a ban on all gifts from lobbyists.
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However, since the vast majority of lobbyists represent business interests, outsourcing congressional policy capacity to private lobbyists creates other obvious problems.
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In April, the mayor announced that he would refund gifts from lobbyists and would no longer accept campaign donations from registered lobbyists.
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Ties to lobbyists Mulvaney's ties to lobbyists have been under fresh scrutiny after he announced at the same banking conference that, while in Congress, he was likely to meet with lobbyists who contributed money to his campaign while in Congress.
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And with the lobbyists and donations from special interest groups under scrutiny, campaigns also are careful to not appear too cozy with lobbyists.
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In an effort to close the "revolving door" between lobbyists and government, Warren also would restrict lobbyists from taking government jobs and institute a lifetime ban on former presidents, vice presidents, members of Congress, federal judges and Cabinet heads from becoming lobbyists.
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Accepted donations from lobbyists: After criticism for accepting money from powerful Washington lobbyists, Buttigieg backed off and announced he would return donations he received.
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More likely, by reducing the capacity of government to develop expertise independent of lobbyists, it will actually make Washington more dependent on private lobbyists.
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With each passing year, this makes Congress more and more dependent on primarily corporate lobbyists (since most lobbyists are corporate lobbyists) to provide information and expertise, and increasingly to just write the bills for them and build the coalitions to get the bills passed.
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But as far anybody can tell, its minor tweaks to the revolving door did absolutely nothing to reduce the influence of lobbyists in Washington — again, because lobbyists' influence comes primarily from the fact that congressional staffers depend on lobbyists to make sense of policy.
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To free Congress from dependence on lobbyists: Lobbyists have a legitimate role in our political system, but Congress has become too reliant on their expertise.
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The majority of White House hopefuls have vowed not to accept campaign contributions from registered lobbyists but have had fundraisers held for them by lobbyists.
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The Hispanic Lobbyists Association says 22 percent of their members are corporate lobbyists, with 85033 percent of the membership serving as head of a corporate office.
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The lobbyists push a fast-shuffle strategy stating that if one state does not conform to the gambling lobbyists' wishes, the neighbor state will do so.
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The campaigns are required by law to disclose the lobbyists who raise money for them, but not non-lobbyists who have bundled money on their behalf.
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The group's roster posted by Guccifer 2.0 lists top lobbyists from major tech companies, including Facebook and Apple, as well as political lobbyists and Democratic staffers.
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While none of the Biden alumni turned lobbyists are allowed to give to his campaign, others on K Street who aren't registered lobbyists have done so.
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There's a lot we can accomplish if we start as humans -- not as NRA lobbyists or gun control lobbyists, not as special interest groups or politicians.
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Every major industry lobbies for its interests, but congressional aides said that lobbyists for pharmaceutical companies were special: They outnumber the lobbyists for many other industries.
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There's a lot of data on that in terms of they didn't have lobbyists before and now they have a ton of lobbyists, first of all.
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At the same time, the number of registered lobbyists in Washington plunged, as lobbyists began dodging registration to avoid bans put in place by the incoming administration.
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While several lobbyists have de-registered in order to serve, other lobbyists were not forbidden from meeting with the transition team, providing policy advice or recommending personnel.
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Federal officials are already banned under gift rules from soliciting or accepting money from lobbyists and other prohibited sources, like non-lobbyists with business before the government.
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Some of those sessions occurred soon after the lobbyists held fundraising events for his campaign, with the lobbyists bringing their CEOs to meet with Bayh in his office.
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The chief executive and lobbyists for the United Health group met with Bayh, after the lobbyists attended fundraisers for him that year and gave $5,000 to his campaign.
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Since the rules only applied to officially registered lobbyists, many former Obama administration officials declined to register as lobbyists but still effectively performed as lawyers, advisers or consultants.
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Defense is consistently a hot issue area for lobbyists and this year 290 clients hired lobbyists to work on the Department of Defense Appropriations Act in the House.
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This rent-seeking is supported by an army of lobbyists: there are more than twice as many lobbyists for the pharmaceutical and health-products industry than there are Congressmen.
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And for the lobbyists, he proposed a five-year ban on lobbying after working in his administration and a promise that no "registered" lobbyists would work for his administration.
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FCC staffers deal mainly with lobbyists, and often become lobbyists, shuttling back and forth between K Street and the "8th Floor," as the commissioners' suites are known in Washington.
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Some background: Trump's executive order on ethics this January barred lobbyists from working on the same regulatory issues that they had recently worked on in their capacity as lobbyists.
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Some of these notable donors are working in government relations, consulting or public affairs spaces in D.C., and alongside lobbyists at their firms, but are not registered lobbyists themselves.
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He doesn't know who they are -- staffers, lobbyists, press -- but if they're lobbyists, he doesn't want them sneaking inside and taking seats that he and his brethren have claimed.
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This is also the same guy who promised to keep lobbyists and DC insiders out of his administration, then immediately stocked his new administration with lobbyists and DC insiders.
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"They never were approached by the lobbyists, because the lobbyists knew it was not possible to influence these men," William Evjue, a Republican assemblyman, said of his socialist colleagues.
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That "forces term-limited legislators to rely on lobbyists for information," because lobbyists are able to spend years mastering legislative process and developing institutional memory about recurring policy debates.
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But the waivers granted by the White House are also going to former lobbyists, despite Mr. Trump's campaign vow to try to reduce the influence of lobbyists in Washington.
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" "The lobbyists have — they totally control these politicians.
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Check out more videos from VICE: The organization has 27 federal lobbyists working to influence federal legislation, plus a cadre of state lobbyists who wield incredible power over state policy.
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And watchdog groups say that while the focus is on federally registered lobbyists, donations from others tied to the industry, such as state- and local-level lobbyists, often trickle through.
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In the email, Schmuhl said Buttigieg will no longer accept money from registered lobbyists or allow those lobbyists to serve as bundlers, who gather checks from other donors for the campaign.
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Of the 400 new hires listed so far, at least 36 are registered former lobbyists, although Propublica noted the number is "almost certainly an undercount," since many lobbyists now avoid registering.
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TRUMP: I watched — I watched... (APPLAUSE) TRUMP: ... the lobbyists.
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P.S. ... Newspapers are not required to register as lobbyists.
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But the lobbyists have — they totally control these politicians.
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Lobbyists aim to sway lawmakers to sponsor deregulatory provisions that can be pegged to other upcoming must-pass legislation and pressure the agencies to push ahead with rule-easing, lobbyists told Reuters.
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EFCA had no fewer than 23 lobbyists working for it in Arizona in 2016, while the organization spent $110,000 on lobbyists in Florida the next year, both according to Follow the Money.
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Lobbyists and corporate interests have given generously to the lieutenant governor's political committees, and an outside nonprofit group supporting his campaign, Citizens for Georgia's Future, is led by two longtime Capitol lobbyists.
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"Fifty-seven lobbyists from the industry have personally given to her campaign and 11 of those lobbyists have bundled more than $1 million to help put her in the White House," he said.
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Industry lobbyists began to immediately swarm to subvert the effort.
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Yet, strangely, the number of registered lobbyists has fallen sharply.
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Lobbyists have called him "a very solid follow" to Pruitt.
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With growth stagnant, business lobbyists are asking for looser policy.
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On most, lobbyists must try to win over other officials.
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"Thaksin Shinawatra has not employed any lobbyists overseas," he said.
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Accela plans to work in baby steps with its lobbyists.
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So allow me to defend lobbyists for just a moment.
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The Trump administration waivers include four for former registered lobbyists.
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President Trump has tapped dozens of lobbyists for key posts.
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They have also funded college institutes, lobbyists, and judicial activists.
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Last year, these companies spent nearly $280 million on lobbyists.
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CAB members are not lobbyists paid to promote special interests.
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Many Republican lobbyists also said they haven't offered their services.
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Dandong's lobbyists included Jim Hodges, the former South Carolina governor.
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Warren's bill also seeks to limit lobbyists' influence in Washington.
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Lyft has hired at least 147 lobbyists in 0003 states.
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Lobbyists got their name because they stand in the lobby.
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And remember former tobacco lobbyists Chris Horner and Steve Milloy?
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Recent legislation hasn't improved relations between voters and lobbyists, however.
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Last year, these companies spent nearly $280 million on lobbyists.
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"Don't declare you won't take money from lobbyists," Reines exhorted.
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A number of former lobbyists were granted waivers as well.
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Lobbyists play key roles in shaping the administration's policy decisions.
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Other lawmakers and lobbyists cited different concerns with the bill.
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Lobbyists have said the administration seems receptive to their calls.
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They also sought to ban lobbyists from being RNC members.
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Consequently, many businesses and their lobbyists fight hard against regulation.
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An "idiot," Mr. Kasich said (though he later apologized). Lobbyists?
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So do members of Congress, lobbyists, and your own staff.
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Are their lobbyists and campaign contributions too enticing to refuse?
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Warren's bill additionally seeks to limit lobbyists' influence in Washington.
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"It's like ringing the dinner bell for lobbyists," Warren said.
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Business lobbyists complained it gave proxy advisors too much power.
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These are shaping up to be boom times for lobbyists.
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And he let lobbyists help arrange foreign trips for him.
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The next morning, Hertzberg summoned tech lobbyists to a meeting.
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Distributors have also lined up lobbyists with ties to Gov.
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He is one of the top political lobbyists in Moscow.
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"The lobbyists saw the handwriting on the wall," Opatz said.
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But about the background checks: The N.R.A. lobbyists hate them.
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Lobbyists did participate in the program, according to the agenda.
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Originally, the list featured lawmakers, journalists, congressional staffers and lobbyists.
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Financial executives and lobbyists offer mixed reviews of his tenure.
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Lobbyists are also feeling empowered by the change in administrations.
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Lobbyists familiar with the discussions say that Thune, Grassley, Sen.
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Wall Street bankers and their Washington lobbyists are quietly celebrating.
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Lobbyists sprang into action after the Cuban thaw was announced.
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Major lobbyists and groups contracted by Prudential include former Sens.
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Perhaps the insurance and pharmaceutical company lobbyists have the answer.
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Voters aren't keen on D.C. lobbyists When former Minnesota Gov.
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Of course, lobbyists continue to find loopholes in this process.
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He's taken checks from corporate executives who supervise lobbyists, including Brian Huseman and Nick Panagopoulos of Amazon and Airbnb, respectively (if you supervise lobbyists, but don't lobby yourself, Buttigieg will happily take your contributions).
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In fact, Google's cadre of lobbyists grew from four lobbying firms with an annual spend of $6900,2628 in 28503, to 22019 lobbyists, 30 lobbying firms and an annual spend of $21.7 million in 2018.
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The e-commerce giant employs about 15 lobbyists, according to earlier disclosures submitted to the U.S. Senate, with another 15 outside lobbying firms who each assign more lobbyists to work on behalf of the company.
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An academic study by Jeffrey Lazarus, Amy McKay, and Lindsey Herbel found that while just roughly 5 percent of lawmakers in Congress became lobbyists in the 1970s, almost half of retiring members become lobbyists today.
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Her previously announced anti-corruption plan would prohibit most federal officials from serving as lobbyists after leaving the government, prevent lobbyists from donating to candidates and ban lobbying in Washington on behalf of foreign entities.
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Lobbyists raised another $236,000 for a joint fund-raising committee Mrs.
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Let's ask him and his lobbyists to come up with ideas.
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Powerful corporate lobbyists warned that mandatory emissions limits threatened economic calamity.
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They had time for their holiday parties, hosted by Washington lobbyists.
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Rather than lobbyists, Trump has been seeking to hire their bosses.
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He said lobbyists in Sacramento don't expect the measure to pass.
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In reality, Trump's White House is filled with lobbyists and waivers.
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But aviation lobbyists also want to take things a step further.
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Chairs tend to see themselves as internal lobbyists for sober economics.
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America's traders don't like fetters — and they have very good lobbyists.
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"The lobbyists for the tech industry were very effective," says Morrison.
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Maybe Trump wants to prevent American lobbyists from taking foreign money.
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He said he had not been directly contacted by energy lobbyists.
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Lobbyists who oppose the Endangered Species Act have celebrated the decision.
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The senior ranks of the administration are stuffed with former lobbyists.
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Businessmen hired lawyers and lobbyists to press their case in Washington.
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Lobbyists justify licences by claiming consumers need protection from unqualified providers.
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Not only the government bureaucrats but also Congress and the lobbyists.
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And, of course, the meat industry has a lot of lobbyists.
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They are simply more loyal to gun lobbyists than our children.
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He has distributed the chart widely to other lobbyists and journalists.
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The administration has also stopped publishing ethics waivers for former lobbyists.
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"The tax code is what makes the lobbyists possible," he said.
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Efforts to improve this methodology are routinely blocked by ISP lobbyists.
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They have hired -- spent millions of dollars; they've hired lobbyists, lawyers.
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Her staff explained that lobbyists pay people to stand in line.
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The Obama administration also used waivers to hire some former lobbyists.
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But I guess lobbyists and politicians are nervous about that, too.
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There were really no lobbyists out there championing civilians in Yemen.
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Meanwhile America's political system is riddled with lobbyists cheerleading for incumbents.
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Corporate lobbyists have been pushing the SEC to revise the program.
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He says programs and seminars for lobbyists will begin next month.
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None of us have seen this list, but lobbyists have it.
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In addition to the money that goes to traditional lobbyists, Saudi
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Another solution is prohibiting lobbyists from fundraising for members of Congress.
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Democrats are going to hit Blunt on his ties to lobbyists.
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For lobbyists in Washington, it's all tax reform, all the time.
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"By all appearances, it was written by Washington lobbyists," Cruz said.
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But lobbyists are planning for every scenario, including a Trump presidency.
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Former hill staffers and lobbyists warn that's a dangerous game, however.
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The Canadian Beverage Association has nine lobbyists currently active in Ottawa.
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The Times piece reveals Facebook executives and lobbyists' campaign of deflection.
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Lobbyists include Jessica Nickel, a former legislative aide to then-Rep.
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Meanwhile, his relationship with lobbyists was as shady as could be.
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Today, he said, Washington is overrun by lobbyists and think tanks.
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Somewhere in Washington, gun lobbyists were conspiring to spin the news.
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If lobbyists want to network, they'd better be in the room.
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Industry lobbyists who welcome the proposed changes agreed with that assessment.
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But so far, it is including lobbyists in the bundler ranks.
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Ex-lobbyists are as thick in the administration as, um, alligators.
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These are powerful constituents, with lobbyists and cash to throw around.
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The number of lobbyists, too, may be much higher than 9,443.
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They could be environmental scientists, professors, policymakers, lobbyists, cinematographers or journalists.
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Should regulators be swayed to give these lobbyists a regulatory handout?
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I occasionally play pickup hockey with Capitol Hill staffers and lobbyists.
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Let assault weapon lobbyists try explaining those images to their children.
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At times, Match lobbyists led the industry opposition in the debates.
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Lobbyists for the banking industry dismissed the idea as ineffective policy.
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These were political donors, I was told, lobbyists and generous patrons.
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Fmr officials should not become corporate lobbyists, in letter or spirit.
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" "Corporate lobbyists should be very afraid of a Bernie Sanders presidency.
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Amazon employed just two of its own registered lobbyists in Washington.
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The lobbyists Manafort is a quintessential product of Washington's broken culture.
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Business lobbyists, and their hired experts, put the competitiveness goal first.
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The office now has 85033 staffers and roughly a dozen lobbyists.
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And a lifetime ban on becoming lobbyists for a foreign government.
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Sanders' campaign noted that they don't accept donations from corporate lobbyists.
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They're also investigating well-known US lobbyists who worked for Ukraine.
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But some lawmakers and gun lobbyists resisted, making new legislation unlikely.
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He has sworn off donations from lobbyists and political action committees.
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Yet they covertly pushed positions favorable to Ukraine as paid lobbyists.
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If Rogers's term as chairman ends, aides and lobbyists say Rep.
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Lobbyists exercise this power across the course of a member's career.
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"Contributions help keep the door open for company lobbyists," he said.
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"There are no direct lobbyists for the partnership," Ms. Shaver said.
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We already have too many well-heeled corporate lobbyists at work.
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But one that did contribute was hiring more "revolving door" lobbyists.
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Cramer has accepted $343,000 in campaign financing from fossil fuel lobbyists.
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Starship has lobbyists who worked on all of the state proposals.
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Within the provision on ethics waivers, Trump nixed the ban on former lobbyists taking jobs in the administration, but kept the tightened ethics rules for appointees who had been registered lobbyists within the last two years.
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David Owen, president of the state Chamber of Commerce, who is leading the campaign opposing the initiative, said lobbyists in the state play an important role in educating legislators about topics in which lobbyists have expertise.
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Josh Harder (D-Calif.) lamented that Washington is home to 11,000 registered lobbyists — "25 lobbyists per member of Congress," he said — and recounted a lobbyist dinner he attended on one of his first nights in Washington.
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Critics say the Obama administration's tough rules on lobbyists joining his administration led to an increase in so-called shadow lobbyists, a term for people who do similar advocacy work but don't register as a lobbyist.
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The order enacts a number of other lobbying restrictions, including banning appointees from accepting gifts from registered lobbyists and banning appointees who were lobbyists from participating in any issues they petitioned for within the last two years.
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When this happens, one team of lobbyists can end up working against the other team of lobbyists, in some cases sabotaging the efforts of the competing firm, in order to solidify their ongoing relationship with the client.
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The Republican presidential nominee also called for broadening the definitions of lobbying to close loopholes that allow de facto lobbyists to avoid registering as such and banning foreign lobbyists from raising money for American candidates for office.
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Eight veteran Republican lobbyists, who requested anonymity to speak candidly about relationships between clients and the transition, laid out several paths to persuading the man who vowed to "drain the swamp" of Washington lobbyists and political insiders.
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LOBBYISTS STORM WHITE HOUSE ON RETIREMENT RULE: Lobbyists for business and public interest groups are flocking to the White House in a last-ditch attempt to shape the Labor Department's hotly contested "fiduciary rule" for investment advisers.
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The reality is that religious lobbyists fight mandated reporting with vigor and therefore the Vatican is cleverly ordering its clergymen to report only where its lobbyists have failed to keep them off the list of mandated reporters.
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Ban elected and appointed officials from becoming lobbyists after they leave office.
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Require public disclosure of any documents that lobbyists provide to government officials.
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And while we're at it, let's strengthen the government's independence from lobbyists.
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Which certainly sounds like a conclusion that big telecom lobbyists would love.
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But private industry and lobbyists are very happy with the EPA's announcement.
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But they have received donations from employees and lobbyists in the industry.
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Transparency should be demanded from political parties, universities, think-tanks and lobbyists.
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Ballard is considered one of the most powerful lobbyists in the country.
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Members also spent the week wining and dining with guests and lobbyists.
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The retailer went on to reportedly hire gun control lobbyists in April.
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Members of both parties attended, along with lobbyists from the financial industry.
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He's refused to either rule out lobbyists' gifts or commit to them.
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A lifelong ban on members of Congress becoming lobbyists when they retire.
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By one estimate, the official rolls capture only one in two lobbyists.
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Tech groups have hordes of lobbyists experienced in weathering these various issues.
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"I only tell the truth, lobbyists," Trump told the people booing him.
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City lobbyists have warned that the popularity of English law could wane.
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Because, despite the lobbyists and their corporate cash, your vote still matters.
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"Trump owes nothing to us," explains one of Big Pharma's top lobbyists.
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He's also studded his administration with bankers and billionaires and industry lobbyists.
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SIXTH: a complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections.
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She later tweeted that she's not influenced by super PACs or lobbyists.
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Lobbyists said none of the options have enjoyed consensus support in Congress.
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It may be the case that the view of lobbyists is changing.
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Amazingly, bank lobbyists claim that gas prices have been rising since reform.
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But not if the business lobbyists in Jefferson City have their way.
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Those are paid for by the lobbyists that are all supporting them.
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This is the choice insurance industry lobbyists are trying to take away.
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Republican lobbyists have told me repeatedly that McConnell is fixated on winning.
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"There are lobbyists for a lot of things out there," Dunn says.
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The bill would also require additional disclosure of information disseminated by lobbyists.
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Lobbyists can earn their keep by influencing the direction of the debate.
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This is a lesson that lobbyists for the tobacco industry knew well.
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But Hatch objects, according to Grassley and other Senate aides and lobbyists.
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Because of their work, lobbyists have the networks to do that effectively.
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Another includes protections for lobbyists who might be targets of unwanted advances.
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My Latest—> Trump says he's not afraid of Wayne LaPierre's NRA Lobbyists.
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Lobbyists view Hensarling's support as necessary for it to pass the House.
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At a stroke, this would quarantine legislators from the thrall of lobbyists.
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She said that other lobbyists she knows have propositioned her for sex.
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Lobbyists filed reports this week detailing their year-end activity to Congress.
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Most of the work has been done by advocacy groups or lobbyists.
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Democratic lobbyists Gregg Rothschild and Catharine Ransom are listed on the account.
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Several waivers were provided that allowed lobbyists to work in the administration.
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Americans eat too much, the lobbyists for Coke and Pepsi will say.
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Osborne and Rubino previously worked as lobbyists for Lewandowski's Avenue Strategies firm.
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That's the consensus from Hill staff, industry, lobbyists and even some lawmakers.
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Facebook and Google have hired dozens of UK-based lobbyists between them.
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The RNC is holding meetings with lobbyists in a range of fields.
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It also has lobbyists from Venn Strategies working on its behalf. ENVIRONMENT.
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The influence of lobbyists on these guidelines is pretty evident, say critics.
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The NRA as an organization is free to attempt to be lobbyists.
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But ISP lobbyists are particularly worried about net neutrality efforts in California.
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Prevent lobbyists from taking a government job for at least two years.
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The insurance industry's lobbyists fight this entirely reasonable rule year after year.
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Zero funding for climate-denying or -delaying think tanks, lobbyists, and politicians.
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The fossil-fuel lobbyists advising Mr. Trump have no interest in that.
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If so, it will keep lawyers and lobbyists for those industries busy.
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In most cases, prominent Podesta clients have followed the former firm's lobbyists.
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Some lobbyists argue that the methane-emission rules are in fact redundant.
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Top-tier lobbyists in Washington can make millions of dollars a year.
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The amendment bars lawmakers from accepting lobbyists' gifts worth more than $5.
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Amid this reckoning, one group of victims has stood apart: political lobbyists.
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And lobbyists for the small banks are working to make it so.
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It is highly unusual for independent directors to engage their own lobbyists.
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But Russian robot trolls and slimy lobbyists are not Facebook's fundamental problem.
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They arrived early, filling out rows of seats normally occupied by lobbyists.
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Gun lobbyists, meanwhile, don't appear pleased with the solutions pitched so far.
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" Filmmakers, Dr. Edwards added, "have become the strongest lobbyists in New Zealand.
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He had merely receded into the nebulous ranks of Washington's unregistered lobbyists.
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The industry—and this is why she hates lobbyists—absolutely killed it.
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Several industry lobbyists had traveled to Minnesota to rail against that provision.
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Lobbyists for Procter & Gamble and other companies turned to lawmakers for help.
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Banking lobbyists dismissed Mr. Cohn's comments as empty politics and ineffective policy.
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So tax lobbyists are trying to predict what Congress will pass instead.
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At the same time, Azerbaijan and Israeli lobbyists are focused on Republicans.
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Burt some Democratic lobbyists are brushing off the attacks on their industry.
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Way more corrupt lawmakers, lobbyists, and donors sucking at the government teat.
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One hint is insurance companies are big political donors and heavy lobbyists.
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Given the power of healthcare lobbyists, reform will be an enormous undertaking.
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For Washington establishment politicians, lobbyists and journalists, Stephen Bannon's crusade defies logic.
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The women, who declined to be identified, included Senate staff and lobbyists.
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Even new entrants are vowing not to take donations from Washington lobbyists.
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Lobbyists have heard that lawmakers are considering reducing that amount to $2,400.
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Lobbyists and their sponsors should neither underestimate nor fear this student-movement.
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Elizabeth Warren has proposed outlawing foreign governments from hiring lobbyists if elected.
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Lobbyists say the frenzy of activity shows no signs of slowing down.
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None of the op-eds in question reportedly disclosed the lobbyists' involvement.
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We will never be beholden to the lobbyists or the special interests.
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The campaign does not accept money from lobbyists or fossil fuel executives.
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Lobbyists from the real estate industry "dominated the talks," the Post reported.
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Several 2020 hopefuls have shunned donations from wealthy individuals, PACs and lobbyists.
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"We're voting on all the things that lobbyists care about," she said.
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First, tax havens' major beneficiaries are multinational corporations that have powerful lobbyists.
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Because if it doesn't hire the right lobbyists, it could be next.
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Besides, the bigger problem is not that members of Congress become lobbyists.
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Lobbyists with legislative director experience, it goes without saying, earn considerably more.
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One of Uber's other Republican lobbyists, Brian Worth, left earlier this year.
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They have billions of dollars, lobbyists, and extensive legal resources behind them.
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" This allows many people doing what you would traditionally think of as lobbying — seeking to influence legislation, getting paid to pressure lawmakers — to avoid formally registering as lobbyists, and thus circumvent the laws applying only to "registered lobbyists.
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As President Donald Trump tries to deliver on his campaign promise to overhaul the tax code, lobbyists for technology, drug and other manufacturers are working with officials behind closed doors, six lobbyists working with various industries told Reuters.
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In Missouri, legislators are contemplating a plan that would weaken a voter-passed initiative that limits the value of gifts lawmakers can accept from lobbyists and implements a cooling-off period before retiring legislators can become lobbyists themselves.
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RELATED: Pruitt met with lobbyist whose wife rented him a room A review of EPA emails showed deeper ties between Pruitt and lobbyists, including that a family friend of those lobbyists was considered for a position at EPA.
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Democrats who have pledged not to take money from lobbyists in Washington have returned checks in many cases, but that doesn't often extend to donations from state and local lobbyists or from people who work at lobbying firms.
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The referendum called for the creation of an independent ethics commission to investigate abuses by statehouse politicians and lobbyists, a public financing option to reduce election spending and a $100 annual limit on lobbyists' gifts to elected officials.
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California based Uber and Lyft are expected to spend up to $2.3 million on lobbyists in Texas in 2017, non-profit tracking agency Texans for Public Justice reported after an examination of lobbyists' contracts as of March 2017.
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Trump's first year in office also saw the first increase in the number of registered lobbyists since 2007, the Center found, with 11,444 registered lobbyists appearing in quarterly reports to Congress in 2017 compared to 11,85033 the previous year.
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So Democrats aren't just running on good old ideas like requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns, and barring lobbyists from making campaign contributions, but on good new ideas like barring lobbyists from getting paid by foreign governments.
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It is unclear whether the Trump administration will adopt other ethics policies established by Obama, including one that restricts government officials from receiving gifts from lobbyists and another that discourages meetings between staff and lobbyists at the White House.
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Lobbying for the tainted: Washington lobbyists have carved out a lucrative if seamy niche representing clients that face U.S. penalties, including the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and lobbyists with ties to President Trump have especially benefited.
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A growing number of reports have revealed close ties between industry lobbyists and the Trump administration, with one source indicating that almost 28503 lobbyists have been hired to work on issues closely related to the interests of former clients.
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The lobbyists say it is a stark departure from the approach of the Obama administration, which had a reputation for aloofness toward business and sought to limit the influence of lobbyists, whom it saw as beholden to special interests.
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Powell called on corporations to raise armies of lobbyists and descend on Washington.
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The tax bill was full of big and small wins for corporate lobbyists.
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Meanwhile, teams enlist small armies of lawyers, lobbyists, public relations people, and fans.
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Lobbyists need fewer spreadsheets, and their sales calls tend to require less travel.
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Yet lobbyists for both sides say the odds are against the payments industry.
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This is where the politics is hardest, and lobbyists have the greatest purchase.
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The lobbyists spent more than $270,000 for the rooms, according to the report.
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Wheeler denied the rules were written at the behest of oil industry lobbyists.
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Press, staffers and lobbyists began crowding around the committee room around 7 a.m.
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In short, the full mobilisation of the airlines' networks, lobbyists, and war chests.
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This report was met with big meat lobbyists raring to discredit the findings.
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All four were targeted by lobbyists, yet none seems in danger of losing.
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Keith Ellison, who thinks corporate lobbyists should have no place in the party.
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Even the best connected lobbyists aren't yielding such great results in this climate.
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Other Democratic candidates have sworn off donations from lobbyists and PACs, including Sen.
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Buttigieg's campaign will not: allow lobbyists to serve as bundlers for the campaign.
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It's a deliberate strategy, interviews with nearly 21990 lobbyists and other experts suggest.
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Political finance: Announced he won't take money from corporate PACs or federal lobbyists.
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Such registers are the brainchild of a group of unelected NGOs and lobbyists.
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Now, in 2018, several reality stars selected themselves as our new pseudo lobbyists.
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But the legislation definitively did not break the link between lobbyists and legislation.
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In the good-government "drain the swamp" fever dream, "lobbyists" are nefarious villains.
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Lobbyists who had long ignored the plan say they now take it seriously.
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I will push back on lobbyists, I will push back on Wall Street.
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There are no formal prohibitions on corporate lobbyists involving themselves with the transition.
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Trump's executive order on lobbying did not contain provisions for current foreign lobbyists.
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Several financial industry lobbyists believe Quarles to be the favorite for the position.
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" He said that's "more important than lobbyists and it's more important than money.
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The spokesman added that the administration's policy has not been influenced by lobbyists.
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Bankers, lawyers and lobbyists privately said Trump's order would not do much immediately.
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Lobbyists won't be alone, other friends and foes have been invited to participate.
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The order relaxed Obama-era rules that more tightly restricted lobbyists in government.
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Superstar companies are hiring the best lobbyists and employing the most prominent politicians.
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ZTE has hired a team of powerful Washington lobbyists to fight the penalties.
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Together, the anti-tax forces spent millions of dollars on advertisements and lobbyists.
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Jewish lobbyists, frequently the target of hate speech, welcomed the code of conduct.
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They have interacted regularly with the influence culture of lobbyists and the like.
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But some lobbyists say Ryan's departure will make passing legislation even more difficult.
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It's because the issues seem arcane that corporate lobbyists get away with murder.
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" "The entire Trump campaign is run by Washington lobbyists, it's the Washington cartel.
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The most important "lobbyists" to an elected official are the voters back home.
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Those waivers could include former lobbyists who are now working in the administration.
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They aren't lobbyists, and they aren't paid by special interest groups like Westlands.
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At least two of their lobbyists have prominent places in the Trump transition.
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Finally, research shows that lobbyists favor predictability and incremental change in public policy.
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Then, do the same thing with the lobbyists and special interests in Washington.
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Lobbyists said they expected work on a number of important issues across industries.
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With the government open again, many lobbyists will need to play catch up.
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This is far apart from being cocooned in Washington among swarms of lobbyists.
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The developments have had a chilling effect in Washington among lobbyists and consultants.
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They benefit those who can afford lobbyists and political donations to protect them.
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Scott Klug (Wis.) and three other lobbyists are working on the account. IMMIGRATION.
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She would also ban lobbyists from donating to or fundraising for political campaigns.
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The group's press release noted that it will not accept donations from lobbyists.
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Like traditional companies, gigging companies maintain regiments of highly paid lawyers and lobbyists.
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It is now commonplace for corporate lobbyists to literally write our nation's legislation.
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Maintaining the status quo on forced arbitration certainly matters to banks and lobbyists.
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Microsoft deployed 81 lobbyists and General Electric mobilized a platoon of 65 schmoozers.
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Obama issued a handful to former lobbyists during his eight years in office.
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Because fewer rules means more money, for both gun makers and their lobbyists.
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Strict laws govern the activities of registered lobbyists in the American political system.
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"Hiring former lobbyists at the agencies they just lobbied is problematic," Gilbert said.
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Lobbyists, senators and congressional aides can recall the moment when the debate changed.
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Hundreds of D-leaning donors, bundlers, and lobbyists are left feeling lonely tonight.
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We should also pass legislation prohibiting the bundling of campaign contributions from lobbyists.
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Turns out, as Bloomberg News reported, Peabody lobbyists were also solicited for ideas.
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The efforts are employing more than 6,000 lobbyists, the nonpartisan Public Citizen counted.
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But the line-standing community is no more competitive than the lobbyists themselves.
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Developers hired well-connected lobbyists and presented legislators with printouts of economic analyses.
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Corporate lobbyists rigged the system, leaving the majority walled off from their dreams.
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Industry lobbyists have been pushing for the change for more than a year.
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Lobbyists saw a list detailing the changes before they did, the Democrats said.
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It's no surprise that more than 1,400 lobbyists pushed for the bill's passage.
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George W. Bush legendarily stocked his government with industry executives, lobbyists, and cronies.
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Gretchen Morgenson points out that Wells Fargo's lobbyists have been hard at work.
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Unfortunately, the administration caved to pressure from PBM lobbyists and shelved the proposal.
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And it hired lobbyists to work on gun safety and gun control issues.
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At the same time, AT&T has deployed its army of Washington lobbyists.
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Their constituents, the voters and lobbyists, just don't want that kind of restriction.
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And for several days, as lawmakers and lobbyists shuffled past, no one noticed.
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Everyone has a lobbyist — or three, or 50 — and the lobbyists know everyone.
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They were lobbyists and fundraisers, captains of industry and presidents of locals banks.
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This revolving door of lobbyists and government officials is not new in Washington.
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That is where the biggest problem in the system is: unregistered, shadow lobbyists.
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Not all of those honored on this list are formally registered as lobbyists.
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Daimler and Volkswagen's top lobbyists were once close aides to Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Lobbyists privately expressed mixed views on the prospect of her joining the committee.
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" As one proponent explains, "An A.I. president cannot be bought off by lobbyists.
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"Fmr officials should not become corporate lobbyists, in letter or spirit," she tweeted.
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Lobbyists expect these breaks, known as tax extenders, to generate paydays for years.
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And almost every other tax break has lobbyists lined up to defend it.
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Tom Price (R-Ga.), is already having listening sessions with lobbyists and stakeholders.
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The gist: Trump's tax-reform plan prioritizes American voters, not lobbyists. http://bit.
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Tax lobbyists are why nearly all Americans must pay to file their taxes.
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Russia is attacking the U.S., and quisling K Street lobbyists are helping them.
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Medicaid to highway repairs, so they often rely on lobbyists to break down
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Facebook is also bringing other outside lobbyists to assist on the Russian investigation.
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They believe lobbyists and special interests dominate our democracy and they are right.
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As a result, some lobbyists opt not to register, despite the legal risks.
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The value that lobbyists bring has been changing over the last ten years.
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High-powered lobbyists worry their clients will turn up in his Twitter feed.
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Here's hoping the president and Energy secretary listen to Americans rather than lobbyists.
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It's far from certain Alexander and Pallone will be successful now, lobbyists say.
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Term limits are also a great way to empower special interests and lobbyists.
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They have their own lobbyists who do obviously lobby on Medicare for all.
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In response, lobbyists besieged the legislature in hope of extinguishing the new rules.
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It's hard to divine whether campaign contributions or lobbyists determine a politicians' vote.
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" The trip also included lobbyists and executives from well-known companies, including "R.
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Business lobbyists frequently cited Cohn as their strongest ally in the White House.
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Congress spends even less money on itself than private interests spend on lobbyists.
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The obvious caveat in these measures is that they only represent registered lobbyists.
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President after president, including Trump, has decried the influence of money and lobbyists.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An industry group for lobbyists on Tuesday called on Congress to overhaul the transparency laws that govern their activity in the wake of indictments of two lobbyists, including Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager for U.S. President Donald Trump.
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"The truth is that Secretary Clinton has relied heavily on funds from lobbyists working for the oil and gas industry," Briggs said, citing a Greenpeace article arguing that Clinton has taken donations from 57 oil, gas and coal industry lobbyists.
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The exchange happened in September 2011, less than a year after both men worked together to pass those strong new ethics laws, one of which forbids elected officials from asking lobbyists, or anyone who employs lobbyists, for anything of value.
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In some cases, those trips were planned for months with the help of influential Washington, D.C., lobbyists, the Post reports, raising further questions about Pruitt's use of taxpayer funds and proximity to lobbyists who may have business before the agency.
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"Democrats aren't just running on good old ideas like requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns and barring lobbyists from making campaign contributions, but on good new ideas like barring lobbyists from getting paid by foreign governments," he said.
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They include about three dozen recent lobbyists who have not received waivers from Trump's ethics rule that bar industry insiders and former lobbyists from working on specific matters that benefited their former employers or clients for two years after their appointments.
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Though dozens of lawmakers in some 20 states have been accused of sexual harassment since last year, including by fellow legislators, staff members and lobbyists, many of the lobbyists have asked to remain anonymous for fear of ending their careers.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Wall Street bank lobbyists are seeking moderate Democratic allies in Congress to deprive Elizabeth Warren of votes and curb policies they consider hostile to their interests, according to more than a dozen lobbyists, consultants and campaign data.
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Corporate lobbyists would have to wait six years before becoming eligible for government jobs, and a range of other powerful officials -- from the president to federal judges and Cabinet secretaries -- would be permanently disqualified from working as lobbyists after leaving office.
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Twenty companies and trade groups each hired 50 lobbyists to work on tax issues, the report said, with U.S. Chamber of Commerce hiring 100 and the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executives at big U.S. companies, employing 51 lobbyists.
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That this ban hasn't been effective because people just decline to register as lobbyists?
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The lawmakers-turned-lobbyists can rest easy, knowing they have you on their side.
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Party leaders, senators and lobbyists are celebrating Hatch's four-decade tenure in the Senate.
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Lobbyists have never cared what party controls Congress, they just lobby and usually win.
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Google's Sundar Pichai testifying before Congress while his lobbyists throw $22017 million at lawmakers.
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A high-ranking Trump insider said the so-called "purge" focused only on lobbyists.
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Firefighters, teachers and ordinary workers who can't afford lobbyists to give them tax breaks.
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Which is why a lot of would-be "lobbyists" can get away with it.
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Lobbyists for the payments industry have been meeting with key lawmakers since the Nov.
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That insider knowledge is exactly what makes these members more effective than other lobbyists.
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The newspaper's report cited documents from the lobbyists and interviews with two dozen veterans.
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Along on the trip were at least two lobbyists for the payday lending industry.
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Since October, Amazon has registered four more lobbyists in Virginia, according to public records.
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Her proposal would bar lobbyists from paying people to wait in line for them.
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Both parties have become too influenced by the world of lobbyists and campaign donors.
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In describing his behavior with lobbyists, Mulvaney did something outrageous and worthy of attention.
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People who work to procure state contracts currently don't register as lobbyists — they should.
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Those totals don't include the millions individual drug companies spent on their own lobbyists.
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To date it has created more work for lawyers and lobbyists than for miners.
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The environmental agencies are stocked with former lobbyists for coal, fracking and chemicals companies.
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Auto lobbyists have said that tariffs could cost US consumers $220 billion a year.
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I want to press you a little more on your position on corporate lobbyists.
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" As the crowd booed, Mr. Trump retorted, "That's Jeb's special interests and lobbyists talking.
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But ISPs are also powerful lobbyists that have directed millions of dollars to lawmakers.
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NRA lobbyists generally cover multiple states, making them part-timers in any given capital.
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Yet even as spending has increased, the number of registered lobbyists has fallen sharply.
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Several insurance lobbyists told me they had largely found Republicans receptive to their ideas.
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They establish "embassies" and hire lobbyists; the Catalans have effectively courted the international press.
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ISP lobbyists met with Brown in early September urging him to veto the measure.
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On November 15th, Vice President-elect Mike Pence ordered a removal of all lobbyists.
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The Americans may reject that in the face of fierce resistance from corporate lobbyists.
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The adviser added that lobbyists and establishment lawmakers are making Trump's life more difficult.
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Special interest groups and their lobbyists are already racing to Capitol Hill in opposition.
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Many lobbyists and political consultants now work at the agencies they sought to influence.
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" During a call with Washington lobbyists, though, Gianforte played up the bill's "national significance.
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McCain are seeking to torpedo JASTA by imposing changes demanded by Saudi Arabia's lobbyists.
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Stories of the nefarious tactics of lobbyists representing corporate interests make for good storylines.
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Now, bank lobbyists say Mnuchin is reorienting the council's work toward simplifying financial regulation.
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On the other side were lobbyists for the Saudi government and the weapons industry.
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Third, there is no law prohibiting registered lobbyists from serving in the executive branch.
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They're ignoring the commotion about his hiring of former lobbyists for key cabinet posts.
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Sheldon Whitehouse tracking 193 "lobbyists and corporate insiders" who work in the Trump administration.
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The gun lobbyists are aging white men flexing their privilege to protect their racket.
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Even so, lobbyists for divorce legalization see an opportunity in the politically volatile president.
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They are helping states with legislation, and have occasionally hired lobbyists for extra muscle.
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In their own statements, many members shamelessly repeat talking points provided by industry lobbyists.
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As Senate confirmation hearings commence this week, the Capitol will be awash with lobbyists.
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" The singer, who is a gun owner, told the magazine he blamed "the lobbyists.
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No, I don't like all lobbyists or agree with their causes or corporate bosses.
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Yes, we won, but Republicans and lobbyists battled us every step of the way.
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Big Ag lobbyists shouldn't be able to buy immunity while poisoning America's drinking water.
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In particular, numerous politicians and bank lobbyists are focusing on the supplementary leverage ratio.
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Furthermore, the question refers to these devices as silencers, a term gun lobbyists dispute.
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Lobbyists — and, by extension, regulators — justify mergers with dubious theories about money-saving efficiencies.
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Team Lobbyists fought back hard to get another goal, before eventually falling 4-85033.
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"They use that money to hire contract lobbyists and P.R. people," Mr. Scarpinato said.
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Sure, there are advocates, lobbyists and some families who are thrilled with this change.
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And he's accepted inappropriate gifts from lobbyists with business before the agency he leads.
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Most lobbyists are contracted by companies or associations that represent groups with shared interests.
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A decade later, Boeing lobbyists began pushing for a wholesale shift in regulatory oversight.
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Those who become lobbyists can earn an average of more than $22019 million annually.
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The American Legislative Council, ALEC, links right-leaning lawmakers to conservative and corporate lobbyists.
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"What you can't see is the incredible value, or influence, of lobbyists," Lamb added.
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He also wants to require legislators to reveal their schedules, including meetings with lobbyists.
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Around the country, hundreds of lobbyists are already bending lawmakers' ears on marijuana measures.
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"You know who that is, that's Jeb's special interests and lobbyists talking," Trump responded.
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He even got a discount on a Capitol Hill condo linked to energy lobbyists.
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Brownell has also instituted an "advisory board" composed of company owners and industry lobbyists.
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For one, the Fed wrote a regulation which differed from what retail lobbyists anticipated.
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Hulot said the decision reminded him of how powerful lobbyists can be, BBC reported.
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The Trump administration has appointed several people who have recently worked as registered lobbyists.
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Lobbyists and supplicants are eager to please, whether via campaign contributions or a cocktail.
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We need targeted tax cuts that are tied to company actions, not lobbyists' actions.
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It shows how lobbyists from both major political parties engage in it en masse.
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They are making sure democracy is about people being heard — not just the lobbyists.
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It was, he said, an unrestrained rejection of politicians, lobbyists and the news media.
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The inclusion of lobbyists flies in the face of his "Drain the Swamp" refrain.
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Business lobbyists believe the serial inverter rule could be made final before year end.
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These lobbyists' rallying cry is the supposed "pilot shortage" touted by the regional airlines.
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Some bank lobbyists hope for another opportunity to push for a more radical overhaul.
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They merely allow CEOs to influence the president directly, rather than through registered lobbyists.
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Industry lobbyists are also urging their friends in Congress to halt the proposed rule.
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For years they have employed Washington lobbyists to help defend the lucrative tax break.
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That's part of a larger wave of veteran lobbyists serving in the Trump administration.
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AT&T is relying on an army of lobbyists to help it in Washington.
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Former lawmakers like Vitter are often key lobbyists for high-powered firms like Mercury.
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Instead, as in Manafort's case, they often work with lobbyists to get in compliance.
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Nine Catalan politicians and pro-independence lobbyists are in jail in Madrid awaiting trial.
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Donald Trump is set to address lobbyists for a key constituency in Las Vegas.
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But the efforts of the auto industry's lobbyists in Washington tell a different story.
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He maintains close ties to lobbyists, one of whom is a top campaign adviser.
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Industry lobbyists flatly threatened to kill any bill with a private right of action.
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But here is an unofficial list of anticipated changes, according to lawmakers and lobbyists.
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So after finding DeLancey talking about Lobbyists 4 Good on Reddit, Reese reached out.
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Some governments have outsourced a big part of diplomats' work to lobbyists and consultants.
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"None of us have seen this list, but lobbyists have it," Ms. McCaskill wrote.
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Rather than draining the swamp, this would simply free up more space for lobbyists.
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Like most lobbyists, Mr. Valdez and his colleagues assumed a posture of extreme solicitousness.
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The campaign also said it would not allow federal lobbyists to serve as bundlers.
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They never could have imagined pardons being issued to venal Washington lobbyists in peacetime.
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He noted that the number of registered lobbyists has been falling in recent years.
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"Lobbyists and elected officials should never be involved in business deals together," she said.
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He appoints industry lobbyists to positions where they reverse regulations affecting their former employers.
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"There's been a long tradition of Americans being concerned about lobbyists," Ms. Lerner said.
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But the DeVoses' lobbyists and operatives also discovered less messy ways to advance legislation.
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He is proposing a new ambassador and weighing hiring lobbyists to build better ties.
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While industry lobbyists are more circumspect, they, too, are eager to remake the bureau.
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Heller has decided to help out the bank lobbyists who fill his campaign coffers.
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Net neutrality supporters have argued lobbyists from the telecommunications industry are driving the initiative.
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Union lobbyists are running roughshod over worker freedom on their own blue-state turf.
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Mr. Pruitt sidestepped career officials by outsourcing some crucial work to lawyers and lobbyists.
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Probing NGOs and mandating registration of foreign lobbyists are just two decades-old examples.
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No matter where they go, Washington's lobbyists are finding they can't escape President Trump.
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Multiple lobbyists told The Hill that they're hearing about more foreign governments seeking representation.
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That involves everyone from leagues and teams to media companies, politicians, lobbyists, and users.
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The industry pays some 2423,100 lobbyists — more than two for each member of Congress.
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That's forced lawmakers, reporters and industry lobbyists to scrounge for clues about his intentions.
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But lobbyists had heard that congressional Republicans were weighing lowering the cap to $2,400.
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Everyone knows that lobbyists and big-money donors have too much influence in Washington.
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So what does it look like when lobbyists and special interests run the country?
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The group received millions of dollars in donations from builders, lobbyists, unions and others.
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Now Republicans in Congress, urged on by wealthy corporate lobbyists, have introduced H.R. 3441.
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Some have become lobbyists, while others have opted to go into communications or consulting.
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Lobbyists who are in-house at a corporation are not included in the count.
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Many other primary contenders have followed her lead in not taking money from lobbyists.
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Though long sought by chemical industry lobbyists, it's never been able to pass Congress.
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Nor should this "wretched" state of affairs be laid at the feet of lobbyists.
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The Hill's Alex Gangitano describes which lobbyists made the most impact in 85033. Rep.
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See, if lobbyists don't have access to a Trump administration, they lose their clients.
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Their words are the strongest antidote to the money and lobbyists of the NRA.
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We don't like dealing-- all the time with-- with lobbyists and with national-- organizations.
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Our government must stop being pushovers for the pharmaceutical industry and its 1,400 lobbyists.
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Six lobbyists who interacted with her office said they'd never had trouble getting meetings.
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Tax lobbyists and Wall Street rate the prospects of tax reform as very low.
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Price restraints are sure to face resistance from a small army of pharmaceutical lobbyists.
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It has been prepared with little transparency, significant input from lobbyists and considerable misrepresentation.
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But on good new ideas like barring lobbyists from getting paid by foreign governments.
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He even weakened ethics rules affecting lobbyists, in the guise of a promised ban.
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In the US, however, regulatory agencies are routinely packed with corporate lobbyists and CEOs.
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The big tech companies have assembled large teams of lobbyists to make their case.
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Politically, "skinny repeal" could be the end game, according to three health care lobbyists.
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The association hired lobbyists in Sacramento to oppose Leno's bill and has urged Gov.
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Whip counts shared by lobbyists in recent weeks counted him as a "no" vote.
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And if you hire the right lobbyists, I will shower great rewards on you.
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The company has hired lobbyists and a political consulting firm to drum up support.
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Cozy relationships with lobbyists Pruitt's always been close with the oil and gas lobby.
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Pro-life activists and lobbyists are constantly dreaming up new laws to limit abortion.
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And particularly in Congress, where staff budgets and in-house expertise continue to shrink, it's easier than ever for them to simply overwhelm our democracy so that the lobbyists — or the lobbyists' paying clients—are the only ones whose stories get heard.
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And while it's not unusual for the executive branch to employ former lobbyists, Trump issued an executive order that also weakened Obama-era rules that banned people who were registered as lobbyists the previous year from joining the administration, according to Politico.
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According to ProPublica, there are, after all, an astonishing 281 people (at least) who have made the jump from within the Trump administration to careers as lobbyists—four times as many such lobbyists as were created by the Obama administration in six years.
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Many of those lobbyists worked on the Trump campaign or transition team, including David Urban, of American Continental Group; Altria's Cindy Hayden; Barry Bennett, of Avenue Strategies, which employs several Trump-connected lobbyists; Bryan Lanza, of Mercury; and Holland & Knight's Scott Mason.
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And our voice is unique: As an association, we represent our members, most of whom are certified financial planner (CFP) professionals, and we were supportive of a rule that many in the industry fought with lobbyists and money and more lobbyists and money.
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In her first 100 days, she said she will put a new tax on lobbying expenditures over half a million dollars, ban lobbyists from donating to political campaigns and ban elected officials and political appointees from becoming lobbyists after they leave government.
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Lobbyists for one Massachusetts-based company met with Warren's staff in 2015 when they feared she might put a hold on a bill the company wanted to pass, according to one of the lobbyists, who described the meeting on condition of anonymity.
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He reversed President Barack Obama's restrictions that sought to keep lobbyists at bay by physically barring many of them from the White House - a rule that critics said did nothing more than move meetings with lobbyists to coffee shops across the street.
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The milk industry is run by corporate lobbyists who have lied to us for years.
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Corporate tax lobbyists have been seeking a tax cut of this magnitude for many years.
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The move will prohibit officials from becoming a lobbyists for five years after leaving government.
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Efforts to implement more granular FCC mapping have repeatedly been blocked by telecom industry lobbyists.
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Trump's proposals targeted three types of alleged swamp creatures: members of Congress, bureaucrats, and lobbyists.
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If the public doesn't foot the cost of political campaigns, wealthy donors and lobbyists will.
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Three lobbyists told Vox that this was the path forward being charted by Senate leadership.
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Among the suit-clad staffers, lobbyists and citizens waiting to attend the 10:30 a.m.
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Some lobbyists are now working for the very people they sought to trash last time.
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Now businesses and their lobbyists are worried about being drawn into Washington's heated political crossfire.
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It will also bar registered lobbyists from serving as bundlers — a type of major fundraiser.
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We go to the lobbyists and say, 'Help us get this in the appropriations bill.
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According to ProPublica, at least 188 former lobbyists have been appointees in the Trump administration.
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"The international community misunderstood us because of Rohingya lobbyists who distributed fabricated news," he said.
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So we're only taking small donations from individual donors — no lobbyists, super PACs, or corporations.
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Border guards (of course), lobbyists, cops, Vine stars, aristocrats, Sunday Times columnists, and so on.
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What are some of the ways these fossil fuel industry lobbyists have impacted UN talks?
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But Klobuchar says that all of the bills have been opposed, largely from pharmaceutical lobbyists.
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Many Uber passengers accuse TfL of caving in to the cabbies, who are vocal lobbyists.
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Mining industry lobbyists counter that they are only seeking an efficient and reasonable approval process.
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The conference has been essentially contracted out to corporations, lobbyists, PR people and career politicians.
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As the cliché goes, there are no lobbyists for startups that do not yet exist.
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Many of the hires are a complement to the registered lobbyists Facebook discloses every year.
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What we do is produce a bunch of s---bag lawyer lobbyists like Elizabeth Warren.
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For instance when she reported that an orientation featured corporate lobbyists but no labor leaders.
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Lawmakers and lobbyists have also said Mosley has made inappropriate comments about women and religion.
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Trump pledged to "drain the swamp" of DC lobbyists -- so he hired their bosses. 86.
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Booker said his campaign "didn't take a dime" from political action committees or federal lobbyists.
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Lobbyists thrive on complexity and an unaware public to take control of the political system.
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You can't do that when they work with all these lobbyists from the insurance companies.
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Retail price competition is nothing more than a distraction cooked up by bank industry lobbyists.
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" Podesta lobbyists were working on "issues pertaining to relations between Ukraine and the United States.
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Politically connected groups and their lobbyists should not get to determine economic winners and losers.
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Government, and the high-priced lawyers and lobbyists that surround it, are a steady denominator.
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Americans deserve better than lawmakers who are letting gun lobbyists write our nation's gun laws.
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Lobbyists have bundled $19.6 million for Clinton over the course of the Democrat's presidential campaign.
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Campaigns do not have to disclose the identity of bundlers who are not registered lobbyists.
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This is the same oil market that US oil lobbyists argue is a free market.
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IT IS rare for policies championed by lobbyists and special interests to make economic sense.
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Lobbyists from the industry launched a campaign that likened governmental concern to a witch hunt.
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Most key decisions have been made in secret, with loads of backroom meetings with lobbyists.
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More than a dozen lobbyists told The Hill they would be leaving the convention early.
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And lobbyists are not the only ones getting out of dodge before the convention crescendo.
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Or do you stand with the big money, corporate interests and their army of lobbyists?
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Saudi government lobbyists spent more than $200,000 at the Washington, DC property this year alone.
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Prosecutors also brought out testimony that depicted the extent of the speaker's ties with lobbyists.
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Uber has hired at least 415 lobbyists throughout the country since 2012, lobbying disclosures show.
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This count does not include lobbyists hired for work at the city and federal level.
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While lobbyists will have a field day, ordinary constituents will be left in the dark.
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As he gives Elastigirl his recruitment speech, Winston pointedly mentions the "lobbyists" on his payroll.
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But some lobbyists and reporters have also obtained gun licenses, just to skirt the lines.
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Business lobbyists never mentioned that many Andersen employees simply got jobs with other accounting firms.
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One of their tactics is to hire not just more lobbyists but also more employees.
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The ethanol industry opposed shifting the point of obligation, and was represented by experienced lobbyists.
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It's a boon for corporate lobbyists and wealthy donors and bad medicine for everyone else.
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The waivers granted to ex-lobbyists also "don't offer any explanation" for why they're needed.
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Trump's promise to "end our government corruption" by putting corporate lobbyists in charge is laughable.
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More openness on behalf of candidates would help lobbyists simply know whom to talk to.
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But a number of lobbyists will donate money to either Marco Rubio or John Kasich.
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Lobbyists are watching closely to see whether the trade deal can pass the Democratic House.
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Biden previously said his campaign will not take money from corporate PACs or federal lobbyists.
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Biden has said his campaign will not take money from corporate PACs or federal lobbyists.
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In July, Simpson and Koch Industries lobbyists Brian Henneberry and Raymond Paul met with Mulvaney.
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So let's classify all of them as lobbyists and revoke their nonprofit, tax-exempt status.
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The final count was 13,740, including 25 lobbyists, seven journalists, and one congressman, Democratic Rep.
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During the campaign, Trump said he would have "no problem " banning lobbyists from his administration.
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Investors focused on digital currency have also hired lobbyists to press their case in Washington.
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Its lobbyists have met several times with municipal officials in Toronto, according to city records.
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Energy policy guidance, for instance, was in many cases literally written by fossil fuel lobbyists.
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Circulating language early on can draw the attention of outside lobbyists, putting pressure on lawmakers.
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"Politicians, big businesses and their lobbyists are still trying to keep workers down," Fells said.
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It's true that individual companies have lobbyists who can push for changes to Trump's policies.
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Statements from industry lobbyists in California indicate an acceptance that change is on the horizon.
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The new Justice Department position reportedly closely followed the legal arguments made by Adelson's lobbyists.
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Lobbyists also contributed millions to the transition team, many doubling-down on previous campaign contributions.
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Hundreds of lobbyists will converge on the process, pitching modifications large, small and often contradictory.
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But he has close ties to lobbyists, one of whom is a top campaign adviser.
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The News skewered local politicians, lobbyists and entrenched interests, from wayward mayors to Donald Trump.
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In April, Biden pledged that he would not accept any campaign contributions from registered lobbyists.
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Plenty of skepticism remains among health care lobbyists that Senate Republicans will get their majority.
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Now, lobbyists are moving in the opposite direction, and they're not facing consequences there, either.
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Lobbyists for private equity, venture capital and real estate investors held weekly organization conference calls.
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On top of that, Beto seeks to ban all federal lawmakers from ever becoming lobbyists.
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The number has steadily declined to a low of about 9,443 lobbyists registered this year.
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And in the meantime, avoid entertaining visitors who are lobbyists for thug-like Ukrainian dictators.
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Watch the news and you'll see lobbyists, washed-up politicians and writers for think tanks.
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Mr. Marino, Republican of Pennsylvania, pushed the legislation sought by lobbyists for the drug industry.
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New Zealand, on the other hand, does not require domestic or foreign lobbyists to register.
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Now Democrats have created "The Rohrabacher Conspiracy," a website detailing his ties to Russian lobbyists.
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Lobbyists, subsidies and even the United States Department of Agriculture are aligned against health care.
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Armies of lobbyists have been trawling Washington, preparing to fight for and against various provisions.
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Legions of lobbyists would mount ferocious battles to preserve the privileges of now-favored industries.
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No doubt the oil companies will fight back with huge teams of lawyers and lobbyists.
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To assuage the fears of retail lobbyists, FDR moved Thanksgiving forward a week that year.
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Work began in May, the document says, and includes two lawmakers-turned-lobbyists, former Reps.
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And if not them, then a coterie of lobbyists from Albany and New York City.
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Universities are some of the most prominent lobbyists on immigration issues at a federal level.
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Former executive branch officials will now also be permanently banned from serving as foreign lobbyists.
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Industry lobbyists have even been promoted to positions of influence within the Interior Department itself.
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Pipeline companies—and their lobbyists and ex-employees they've planted in the government—are learning.
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Think of it: fair, balanced campaigns, no lobbyists, and politicians answerable only to their constituents.
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The New York Times cited lobbyists, Democrats in Congress and tax consultants in its report.
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Instead, it is the bank lobbyists, outside the public eye, who quietly orchestrated this effort.
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That November, the OMB reportedly met with more than 100 tobacco industry lobbyists and advocates.
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Right now, the system is rigged in favor of lawyers and lobbyists — and against patients.
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In 2015, the coalition reported paying Squire lobbyists $85033,000, with the team including former Sen.
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Private-equity lobbyists focussed on Chuck Schumer, of New York, and Maria Cantwell, of Washington.
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The current administration has hired several ex-lobbyists and advisers and granted them ethics waivers.
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He also said the audience was packed with special interest lobbyists backing Jeb Bush's campaign.
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Hospital lobbyists report their clients are likely to sue the government over the new rules.
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And the people that control them are the special interests, the lobbyists and the donors.
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Politico reported that the women, who declined to be identified, included Senate staff and lobbyists.
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Google, despite having lobbyists since 2003, didn't break into the top 20 spenders until 2012.
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But Wall Street lobbyists and predatory lenders are already pushing Congress to block the rule.
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In the buildup to her run for president, Warren was a vocal critic of lobbyists.
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Once K Street gets a whiff of proposals being considered, lobbyists will jump into action.
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Lobbyists may have to act quickly to digest a bill and advocate for any changes.
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He worked on Trump's transition, but left when the transition team banned lobbyists from participating.
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It is common for lobbyists to talk with the office about proposed and pending rules.
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Advocates are trying to limit money in politics and the power of lobbyists in Congress.
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Lobbyists for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association have been more active and outspoken.
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Now lobbyists are complaining that Ryan's departure will make passing legislation that much more difficult.
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To prevent a repeat of 2008, regulators must look beyond the concerns of bank lobbyists.
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Lobbyists told their clients that the event would be a good thing to go to.
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Several oil and gas trade associations pay registered lobbyists in the state capital of Charleston.
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The Trump administration announced it would and even cited the lobbyists' objections as the reason.
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But GOP lobbyists and congressional aides think the Senate would undoubtedly prefer the first option.
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Lobbyists in Frankfurt remain confident, especially when it comes to the lucrative euro clearing business.
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"Some pretend they don't lobby, and just develop a strategy and then they … tell other lobbyists how to go out and make the case," said Waxman, a former chairman of the House Energy and Commerce and Government Oversight committees, of the so-called shadow lobbyists.
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Brown has ideas for that, too; he wants to "pull the veil back on what our lobbyists will be doing" and give members the chance to interact with the lobbyists directly, making the normally behind-closed-doors aspect of the process a bit more open.
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Unlike government experts who receive decent salaries to keep their congressmen informed so that they can negotiate with lobbyists with knowledge, these lobbyists use their monopoly on knowledge to manipulate the system, now regularly writing the laws, only to get a rubber stamp from Congress.
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The White House faced a backlash after saying it would no longer share visitors logs, effectively barring the public from knowing about the access offered to activists, lobbyists and political donors, even as Mr. Trump fills top jobs with former lobbyists, lawyers and consultants.
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On foreign policy, preferences of business lobbyists are the only significant variable; for economics, the views of business lobbyists, views of the affluent, and views of advocacy groups all matter, with GOP leaders likely to side with businesses and the affluent and against advocacy groups.
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Industry lobbyists have asserted that adopting the rule on leases will create new costs for companies.
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Remember, voting out a telecom shill could also lead to two-faced lobbyists losing their jobs.
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However, he left out his promise to ban foreign lobbyists from raising money for American elections.
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There were lobbyists here and there, but there were not enough to fill a school bus.
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If you can't, and you've got to hire a bunch of lobbyists, that's what you do.
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Trump himself defended the lobbyists serving with his transition in a "60 Minutes" interview on Sunday.
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More Americans die of heart disease each year than anything else, but cancer has better lobbyists.
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Broadband industry lobbyists say the rules have stifled investment, but public interest advocates dispute that assertion.
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He said relying on those lobbyists now while planning to eliminate them later is no contradiction.
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It wouldn't be the first time telecom lobbyists have been accused of resorting to such tactics.
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Even lobbyists whose members would benefit from the cut knew where things were headed under Trump.
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Through CrowdLobby, the aim is to help everyday people crowdfund to hire lobbyists of their own.
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Lawmakers were at practice when a gunman opened fired on Republican lawmakers, congressional staffers and lobbyists.
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So, if your goal is to empower lobbyists and bureaucrats, term limits is a great plan.
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What can she do to convince voters that lobbyists won't have excessive access to her administration?
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Those lobbyists paid for about 500 nights at the hotel in three months, the Post estimated.
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" "At the same time," she continued, "I reaffirm the problematic role of lobbyists in our politics.
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He gleefully refers to his friends — lobbyists for firearms and alcohol — as the merchants of death.
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"Lobbyists pay the homeless + others to hold their place so they can get in 1st." pic.twitter.
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But most civil servants are not parking their yachts in Washington harbour or meeting with lobbyists.
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Her lobbyists were also in touch with Vice President Mike Pence's national security adviser Keith Kellogg.
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Last year there were nearly three industry lobbyists for every member of the House and Senate.
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"We say to the lobbyists, 'help us,'" then-House Majority Whip Tom DeLay said in 1996.
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Two of the Power Five conferences contributed another $85033,000 for lobbyists, according to The Associated Press.
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Some companies are flush with minority and female lobbyists, but just not at the top spot.
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Advertisers, including lobbyists, are paying a premium to air on shows Trump is known to watch.
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"With this address he is now the foreign policy candidate of the Washington lobbyists," Cruz said.
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But given the increased negative connotations associated with lobbyists, reports show that fewer people are registering.
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They can seek to influence pending legislation, if, in New York State, they register as lobbyists.
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They both ban federal candidates taking corporate PAC money, and ban lobbyists from donating to candidates.
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And these are not just workers in the fossil fuel industry, these are paid, registered lobbyists.
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Universities have lobbyists, in these days where tuition is going up and public dollars are rare.
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There are a lot of lobbyists for civic rights organizations, from the NAACP to defense funds.
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The feud is being waged through social media, television channels, newspapers and lobbyists in the West.
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Trump's transition team has touted its efforts to cut the influence of lobbyists and ban gifts.
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"You have climate (change) deniers, industry lobbyists and energy conglomerates involved in that process," Grijalva said.
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You also say that K Street is coming after us, the lobbyists and the special interests.
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And depending on who you are, it's the fault of the government, the lobbyists, or both.
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Lobbyists have generally become more, not less, powerful in the decade since the bill was passed.
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The lobbyists also looked to make changes to the Background Check Expansion Act from Democratic Sen.
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Bonus points if you can see where they just copy and pasted sentences from ISP lobbyists.
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But, and this is lobbyists' second headache, this must be weighed against the Trump bureaucracy's inefficiency.
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Tech lobbyists, who considered the Prodigy decision unreasonably restrictive, pushed lawmakers to adopt the CompuServe standard.
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We've seen some of the capital's top lobbyists and lobbying firms already felled by the investigation.
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If lobbyists filed under the LDA, they do not need to file under FARA as well.
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By relying too much on lobbyists and political donations, Big Pharma walked right into that trap.
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Several people are lobbyists, a group who Trump has promised to keep out of the government.
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This complexity is a direct result of individual provisions that lobbyists have persuaded Congress to adopt.
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In February labour unions expected 2.7 percent, while business lobbyists gave an estimate of 2.3 percent.
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Countless families — even sick little children, the Little Lobbyists — bravely came forward to tell their stories.
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In recent years gun lobbyists and their political allies have successfully transformed the debate about firearms.
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Human rights advocates note their messages are often drowned out by those of well-funded lobbyists.
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Paris also assembled a group of leading lobbyists including some of France's most respected business executives.
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The snap-back proposal also became a target of growing criticism among conservative Republicans and lobbyists.
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For five years, revenge porn apologists and corporate lobbyists fought to keep the bill from passage.
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On other than a few exceptions, government seems gridlocked as private money and lobbyists dominate politics.
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Uber has seven Florida lobbyists working for it, while Lyft has three, according to state records.
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Tax dollars were taken from providers and used to pay administrators, consultants, lobbyists, insurers, and regulators.
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She spent time on Capitol Hill and K Street shadowing 85033 lobbyists — 11 of them women.
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High-tech companies often give senior jobs to former Washington insiders and employ armies of lobbyists.
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I, on the other hand, head to the UN climate talks to call out corporate lobbyists.
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Industry lobbyists are working hard behind the scenes to make sure that the resolution is blocked.
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As is often the case on sensitive international matters, lobbyists have been pulled into the fray.
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All three provisions, according to aides and lobbyists, are expected to fall short of budgetary rules.
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Think of it as spring break for public officials and the lobbyists who woo them. 7.
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He also lashed out the front-runner, calling his campaign a "fraud" perpetuated by Washington lobbyists.
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Bob Riley, a Republican, and an array of lobbyists, corporate leaders and officials from state agencies.
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Lobbyists submit reports on their work and how much they earn from clients every three months.
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Lobbyists and corporations with business before the EPA will not be allowed to donate, Pruitt said.
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When reporters called, he suggested they contact the W.M.O., impishly channeling them as de facto lobbyists.
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It doesn't employ lobbyists in Washington, and it doesn't invest in think tanks and academic endowments.
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Although they seem like supplicants, lobbyists actually write much of the legislation and corral the votes.
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Some of the lobbyists told The Hill that administration officials are open to input and advice.
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"Lobbyists pay the homeless + others to hold their place so they can get in 85033st." pic.twitter.
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The closure reportedly stems from a contract dispute with Columbia Books, which runs the website Lobbyists.
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Lobbyists and interest groups tend to take the broadest view, since that makes for better numbers.
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Too many legislators are stuck doing the bidding of lobbyists who buy access through political contributions.
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WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia paid millions of dollars to Washington lobbyists to keep it out of court.
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Lobbyists are arguing that the airline industry can't afford to dilute its primary focus on safety.
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Some lobbyists say Trump's presence on the GOP ticket could be an unexpected boon for conventiongoers.
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As a presidential candidate, Trump vowed to disrupt the power of Washington lobbyists and political insiders.
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Almost from the start, he alienated colleagues, staff, and lobbyists of both parties—even erstwhile allies.
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Foreign governments and corporations often hire consultants and lobbyists to help them navigate the U.S. system.
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Lobbyists continue to insinuate that the tax exemption gives credit unions an unfair advantage over banks.
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Pence has since ousted all lobbyists from the transition team, according to reports, while former Rep.
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We have many USG officials that support our government, so we do not need additional lobbyists.
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Tax cuts could be easier, because this wouldn't involve picking winners and losers and angering lobbyists.
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But these industries and their lobbyists couldn't care less about what these laws do to consumers.
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Cisco Systems, a networking hardware company, had as many as 10 lobbyists working on NAFTA issues.
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It includes lobbyists and executives from industries such as oil, high-tech, real estate and mining.
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The announcement emphasized that Harris has pledged to reject contributions from corporate PACs and federal lobbyists.
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They said Pelosi doesn't have regular meetings with former staffers-turned-lobbyists, unlike many other lawmakers.
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A number of former Pelosi aides also work as in-house lobbyists for high-profile companies.
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He said in the wake of the investigations, City Hall had altered its handling of lobbyists.
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In the past, the transition period was ripe for the influence of campaign contributors and lobbyists.
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It is less unusual for lobbyists to reach out to a legislator based on public remarks.
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Mr. Blunt's wife is a lobbyist, and his three adult children are registered lobbyists as well.
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The leadership and lobbyists write bills with little or no input from rank and file members.
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Corporate lobbyists write the rules to support this system, while farm families and our communities suffer.
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Tech lobbyists will surely be out in full force to fight any sort of regulatory increases.
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Senior lobbyists at Yahoo and Apple are also listed as recruits and members of the group.
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Immediately upon taking office, he weakened Obama-era ethics rules over lobbyists serving in the administration.
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That's why the company's lobbyists have been scrambling to either kill or weaken the California proposal.
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Oil and gas companies, desperate to preserve their business model, agree to call off their lobbyists.
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That distinction matters because the Trump ethics policy applies only to officials who were registered lobbyists.
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A true self-own by label lobbyists revealing the craven, algorithmic industry for what it was!
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You have to accommodate other people than the lobbyists who are raising campaign funds for you.
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A ban on lobbyists serving on the Republican National Committee was among the other proposed reforms.
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Another 85 lobbyists representing 15 different firms disclosed that they had lobbied on behalf of Novartis.
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Lobbyists for industries left reeling by the pandemic were hustling just as hard to shape it.
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Hertzberg told the lobbyists they could probably scare his colleagues into killing this new bill, too.
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But it is also because few of Washington's established lobbyists have close connections to the president.
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They have armies of PR staff and lobbyists and provide ample support to prominent think tanks.
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The campaign told The Hill that its policy is to return donations from federally registered lobbyists.
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It found that two other lobbyists who registered just before donating to Biden's campaign donated $5,750.
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I listened to him, on immigration, on draining the swamp, on lobbyists, and I liked that.
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It's got an army of lobbyists in D.C., spending millions advocating for its interests each year.
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There are the obvious ways that we know about, the campaign contributions and armies of lobbyists.
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Harris has pledged to reject funds from corporate PACs, the fossil fuel industry, and federal lobbyists.
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Lobbyists instead pressed their causes to staff members and lawmakers over the phone, or via email.
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Lobbyists seeking changes to the bill were mostly preparing to shift their efforts to the Senate.
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Before we had Trump's swarm of bloodsucking lobbyists gutting government regulations from within, we had Cheney's.
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Almost all lobbyists routinely throw fund-raisers for lawmakers and direct contributions from political action committees.
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The department began to write more aggressively worded letters to lobbyists seeking information about their work.
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That's if lobbyists and tech companies don't kill the laws before they get off the ground.
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Sanders does not engage with lobbyists much and has few former top staffers on K Street.
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Biden's campaign, like many of his defeated rivals for the nomination, doesn't accept contributions from lobbyists.
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Neither are lobbyists, but their firm, ROKK Solutions, consults for corporate clients running Washington influence campaigns.
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Most important, Lord Barker began hiring lobbyists and lawyers in Washington to promote the Barker Plan.
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Lobbyists for Facebook — which also employs Mr. Schumer's daughter — were kept abreast of Mr. Schumer's efforts.
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Because he is not elected, he has no lobbyists, PACs or special interest groups to placate.
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Lawmakers and lobbyists believe that 2017 presents their best chance in years for comprehensive tax reform.
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He's the only member of the Senate whose wife and whose all three children are lobbyists.
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Mr. Blunt, Republican of Missouri, and Mr. Bayh were hit repeatedly for their ties to lobbyists.
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Senate staffers in both parties have told lobbyists that the mental health legislation offered by Sens.
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Agricultural lobbyists, among the most influential in Europe, have exclusive, closed-door access to government leaders.
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Frank Biden's name is missing from a separate database in which Florida lobbyists disclose their compensation.
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His comparison between Sanders' voting record and the Big Pharma and tobacco lobbyists was especially powerful.
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Unlike many lobbyists, she has never worked in government — and has used that to her advantage.
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It's a tale that involves lobbyists, dinner with the president and trips to Warsaw and Kyiv.
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In addition to its in-house lobbyists, the group also has QGA Public Affairs on retainer.
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Policy & Government Affairs Assistant Responsible for providing administrative assistance to multiple lobbyists/lawyers and other timekeepers.
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Some of the companies were assisted in the application process by well-connected lobbyists and lawyers.
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Despite the potential for big changes ahead, GOP lobbyists downplayed any anxiety over the 2020 election.
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One of the most powerful Big Food lobbyists wants to change its image — and its mission.
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Many lobbyists and tax experts are hoping that the Senate emerges as a voice of reason.
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Still, Hunter's name appeared regularly in newspaper stories decrying the cozy relationship between lobbyists and lawmakers.
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The company recently hired lobbyists close to Vice President Mike Pence and others in the administration.
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Lobbyists for doctors, hospitals, air ambulance companies and private equity funds also began making the rounds.
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Lobbyists, headhunters and others involved in hiring processes told The Hill that phones have been ringing.
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It's the poverty of industry lobbyists and lawyers' claims against the CFPB's extensively studied arbitration rule.
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Currently, her campaign refuses donations from lobbyists to the federal government and also from foreign agents.
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The senator introduced a plan in October to would ban donations from federal lobbyists and corporations.
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Others noted that optics of accepting campaign contributions from state and local lobbyists are less controversial.
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She also proposes imposing stricter rules on lobbying and preventing lobbyists from donating to political candidates.
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Early in the race, Buttigieg stood out among the top candidates by accepting donations from lobbyists.
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Shawn Hamerlinck (R), who she said frequently made comments about the breast size of some lobbyists.
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During that campaign, Warren demanded a lifetime ban on former presidents and lawmakers from becoming lobbyists.
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Blaming environment regulations is an old tradition, he said, one encouraged by the coal industry's lobbyists.
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Lobbyists, celebrities, elected officials and advertisers began filling the 2,670-seat ballroom in the Washington Hilton.
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They will keep their contracts with K Street lobbyists active and push to have them extended.
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The lobbyists expressed Purdue's support for the bill, Sorenson's spokesman Dan Wallace said in an email.
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The value lobbyists bring has been changing, but a Trump administration may slow this change temporarily.
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Lobbyists told The Hill that the Trump administration's approach on trade has spurred confusion among clients.
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His plan also mandates much more extensive disclosure of lobbyists' interactions with lawmakers and administration officials.
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Earlier in the campaign, Biden's operation took in and later returned donations they received from lobbyists.
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Biden's aides meanwhile have tried to block lobbyists from gaining access to the former vice president.
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Many become lobbyists, and in an era of extreme polarization that means lobbying their own party.
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The speed is striking — and strategic — for tax legislation that lobbyists believe could span 1,000 pages.
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A majority of Democratic challengers also refused corporate PAC money, which often runs through Washington lobbyists.
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It was the result of sustained activism of a group of fans turned producers and lobbyists.
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Private equity and real estate lobbyists have also been aggressively mobilizing to resist the potential change.
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That would do a lot of good by reducing legislators' reliance on information provided by lobbyists.
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Aside from official meetings with lobbyists, state legislators have ample opportunities to hobnob with industry representatives.
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It's the corporate lobbyists who write the laws, who shape the policy, who set the agenda.
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The lobbyists sought favors from Pruitt, while Pruitt — and his daughter were — living in his house.
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An obscure but consequential debate is playing out on Capitol Hill that pits lobbyists for America's large retail chains against the conventional wisdom of the economics profession — and a new analysis from Goldman Sachs's research division suggests the lobbyists may have this right and the wonks wrong.
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"Based on public reports, your transition team and your potential cabinet include over twenty Wall Street elites, industry insiders, and lobbyists," Warren wrote in a public letter to Trump on Tuesday, demanding that he drop lobbyists and Wall Street executives from his transition team and administration.
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Activists and lobbyists will likely argue, just as activists and lobbyists have argued against the 2015 order, that the commission's change in policies is arbitrary and capricious, the classification decision isn't a permissible reading of the statute, and the commission lacks factual support for the order.
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The reasoning is twofold: Warren argues paying congressional staff more would possibly keep them from leaving Congress and becoming wealthy lobbyists, and it could also help lawmakers attract more talent to their teams, instead of having to rely on outside sources, like lobbyists, for policy information.
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Clinton has taken $2 million so far from donors rounded up by lobbyists, most based in Washington.
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None of the grey-suited lobbyists who mill in the corridor before it can imagine him gone.
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Two of Mr. Sandoval's closest informal advisers, Pete Ernaut and Gregory W. Ferraro, are NV Energy lobbyists.
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Congress now spends less money on its staffing resources than businesses spend on registered lobbyists in Washington.
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I do what I can by not taking any PAC money or any money from federal lobbyists.
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Will the administration monitor and penalize lobbyists who de-register in order to avoid the stricter guidelines?
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But so far, Trump's transition team is filled with the usual suspects -- lobbyists and longtime Washington hands.
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That drew rebukes from Wall Street lobbyists and one of Trump's most flamboyant backers, financier Anthony Scaramucci.
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Legislation can be written by lobbyists with tricky loopholes that end up benefiting giants and harming upstarts.
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Or, well, sitting in the sidings being mobbed by lobbyists, as seems to currently be the case.
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He can do this by rewriting the rules of interactions between individuals, political groups, lobbyists and bureaucrats.
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He wants to demonstrate that nobody owns him—not lobbyists, not special interest groups, not even voters.
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Scott Pruitt's mounting ethics and spending scandals involve unnecessary security, luxury travel, and close relationships with lobbyists.
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Among lobbyists, the idea that the aim of policy should be to reduce harm is extremely popular.
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Despite their thinning ranks, community banks are practised lobbyists: almost every congressional district has at least one.
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The strategy has attracted criticism in Washington, and lobbyists have been fighting proposals to tighten the rules.
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Huawei has pushed back on the restrictions, hiring new lobbyists in Washington and doing extensive public outreach.
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But the company still has to reconcile the lobbyists it hires with its liberal-leaning existing staff.
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There are lots of good Democrats who each and every day represent as lobbyists universities and nonprofits.
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For the Republicans, Israeli-backed lobbyists will continue to play an important role in crafting political strategy.
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This state legislative session, Texas Right to Life deployed a record six full-time lobbyists to Austin.
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U.S. law requires lobbyists for foreign governments to declare themselves, which Mueller says Manafort failed to do.
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Purging lobbyists may be as hard as eradicating illegal drugs, and for the same reason: strong demand.
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Since then, all states have followed suit in some form—again, often with aid from NRA lobbyists.
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In February labour unions had expected 2.7 percent, while business lobbyists gave an estimate of 2.3 percent.
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Not taking donations for his campaign from federal lobbyists, pharmaceutical industry executives or corporate political action committees.
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Corporate lobbyists have argued many of these proposals are distractions that should not appear as ballot items.
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Mexican lobbyists were under the impression that Robert Lighthizer, the United States Trade Representative, had been sidelined.
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UnitedHealth retains 9 outside lobbying firms in addition to its own stable of state and federal lobbyists.
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But lobbyists warn that its broad wording could be construed as banning arbitration in all workplace disputes.
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"The lobbyists are trying the best they can to snooker the people of Iowa," Cruz told French.
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Republicans say they are not eroding those provisions, but health care experts and lobbyists beg to differ.
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The Times found multiple instances of the NFL and the tobacco industry sharing lobbyists and exchanging notes.
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If there is one thing corporate lobbyists are good at, it's stopping Congress from getting things done.
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"The establishment, the media, the special interests, the lobbyists, the donors—they're all against me," he declares.
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Roku, the streaming-video gadget maker, hired lobbyists to set up D.C. meetings for the first time.
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Lobbyists are regularly hired by clients experiencing a crisis to accomplish very specific legislative or regulatory objectives.
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It is not always better to employ dozens of independent lobbyists that all work for different companies.
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Sonny Perdue, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, recently rehashed talking points from lobbyists at the School Nutrition Association.
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But most of them have shown they aren't tough enough to stand up to the gun lobbyists.
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Lobbyists who want to see and be seen by the legislators scoop up expensive, tax-deductible tickets.
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But lobbyists and lawmakers recognized it could be used as a policy weapon, if the stars aligned.
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Big agriculture organizations like the National Cattlemen's and Beef Association and National Pork Producers Council; ie, lobbyists.
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Lobbyists said there has been discussion about limiting that exemption to 95 percent of repatriated foreign earnings.
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Eight people listed actually are officials at local chambers of commerce or lobbyists, according to the group.
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"The lobbyists have — they totally control these politicians," Trump told Anderson Cooper on CNN earlier this year.
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Ordinary Americans have to take their democracy back from the political hacks and lobbyists, Brandeis might respond.
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" Or: "By self-funding my campaign, I am not controlled by my donors, special interests or lobbyists.
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The lobbyists immediately began reaching out to diplomats, lawmakers and the news media, Justice Department filings showed.
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Until December 2016, the lobbyists were booking at hotels in Northern Virginia, according to The Washington Post.
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Lobbyists are hired, campaign contributions are made, all to influence government policy through either statute or regulation.
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