Okay, you've convinced me. Now go out there and bring pressure on me. — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Real lobbying reform must end the practice of corporate lobbyists writing our laws. — Marty Meehan Copy Share Image
Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists. — Patricia Schroeder Copy Share Image
The Republican Party has steadfastly sided with its donors and its lobbyists, and this is why we're where we are. — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Reporters at the New York Times, they're not journalists, they're corporate lobbyists for Carlos Slim and for Hillary Clinton. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
We need a total ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The air is dirty because of the electricity monopolists. They have powerful money lobbyists. — Sam Wyly Copy Share Image
These were lobbyists—many of them compensated quite handsomely not to react as human beings. — Ron Suskind Copy Share Image
The permanent institutional expertise class is now no longer the legislators, it's the lobbyists who don't have term limits and are there… — Tim Kaine Copy Share Image
The lobbyists, the special interests, the special pleaders, if you will, the super PACs the billionaires, these people are apoplectic about the… — Roger Stone Copy Share Image
“In the 1970s, 3 percent of retiring members became lobbyists. Thirty years later, that number has increased by an order of magnitude.… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
Here's a guy [Marco Rubio] - here's a guy that buys a house for $179,000, he sells it to a lobbyist who's… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
If we have Senators and Congressmen there that can't protect themselves against the evil temptations of lobbyists, we don't need to change… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
While Hillary Clinton meets only with donors and lobbyists, my plan was crafted with the input from Federal Immigration offices, very great… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I taught policy and politics for seven years at a university. I told my students lobbyists are not a bad thing; they're… — Mike Quigley Copy Share Image
Mostly, the people in "the room" are paid lobbyists representing interests that could afford to pay them. No wonder policy isn't being… — Erin McKeown Copy Share Image
Lobbying has become a term of reproach, as if it were improper to push for a particular belief. This has happened because… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
Some of the environmental lobbyists of the Western nations are the salt of the earth, but many of them are elitists. They've… — Norman Borlaug Copy Share Image
...The ACS raised over $180 million last year through its network of 58 Divisions and 3,000 local Chapters. The Society's major public… — Michael F. Jacobson Copy Share Image
Desperate times require desperate measures. What Lincoln and the Lobbyist for the Amendment and the Manager of the Amendment and himself, what… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
The need to do something about global warming is obvious. And it's also pretty clear that the public understands the need for… — Chellie Pingree Copy Share Image
Donald Trump represents not the lobbyists, not the elected officials, not the establishment types. These are people that have nothing to do… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
We have depended on government for so much for so long that we as people have become less vigilant of our liberties.… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Now Barack Obama, who campaigned for transparency, is the President defending secret negotiations on new trade agreements that are largely being written… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
“To this end, the Kochs waged a long and remarkable battle of ideas. They subsidized networks of seemingly unconnected think tanks and… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
Lobbyists are in many cases expert technicians and capable of explaining complex and difficult subjects in a clear, understandable fashion. They engage… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“All American politicians are bought and paid for by American lobbyists. We no longer have representative government here. We breed monsters like… — Dan Fante Copy Share Image
Success can be built on a strong relationship between a lobbyist and a single, powerful lawmaker. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I realized there are no lobbyists for critical thinking, and I realized there are no lobbyists for bravery. — Rose McGowan Copy Share Image
MPs do not work for you. They work for the lobbyists who have bought their parties. — Peter Hitchens Copy Share Image
There is the old boys' club, but there are people who are "conviction lobbyists" coming from the heart. — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
To be effective at selling ideas, at being a lobbyist, influencing other people, you have to be very sure of yourself. — Duncan Green Copy Share Image
My four years as governor, I never met with a lobbyist once, never. Not one lobbyist got in my office. — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image