Lobbyists Quotes · Page 2

The average guy doesn't have an army of lobbyists and lawyers working on his behalf every day in the White House.

— Dan Bongino

“I wish all the lobbyists on K Street would drown in alphabet soup.”

— Jarod Kintz

“In these times, a great leader must be extremely brave. Their leadership must be steered only by their conscience, not a bribe.”

— Suzy Kassem

I will never be an insider. I want to be the champion of people who don't have insiders and lobbyists supporting them.

— Pat Quinn

In his first speech as Speaker, Boehner thanked his loved ones - tobacco lobbyists, the oil companies, the CEOs.

— Jay Leno

The studies that show the reason Washington real estate is booming and there are so many lobbyists in town, it does pay.

— Mark Shields

For too long, Missouri has been run by career politicians, owned by corrupt consultants, high-paid lobbyists and special interests.

— Eric Greitens

Congress continues to pass laws to limit lobbyists' influence, but people find ways to get around them.

— Bob Beckel

I'm running for president because I've had enough of the oil barons, the status-quo apologists, the special-interest lobbyists running amok.

— Dick Gephardt

We need to have real science, and real science doesn't happen under the hand of lobbyists with a conflict of interest. So…

— Jill Stein

We work for the families back home, we do not work for the lobbyists that prowl the halls of the capital building,…

— Brian Schweitzer

Lobbyists in Washington are making six figure salaries selling our government out to the corporate interests and we just sit and smile…

— Hal Holbrook

There are only three ways a congressman goes out: They die in office, they cash in as a lobbyist, or they mistakenly…

— Bill Maher

Lobbyists know that a 0 percent tax rate on capital income is not, in fact, the lowest possible rate. There can be…

— Joel Achenbach

Fairness has not been enhanced by the tax code, but lobbyists have been made rich, politicians have been re-elected, and the economy…

— Jim Bridenstine

If a lobbyist sets up shop, or a lawyer, in which they're receiving income through what is something like a tax loophole…

— Austan Goolsbee

I offer a better way for America with ideas that actually work, a reformed tax code that rewards free enterprise instead of…

— Paul Ryan

“Today the game is rigged—rigged to work for those who have money and power. Big corporations hire armies of lobbyists to get…

— Elizabeth Warren

“The wealthy exert a commanding influence over the state through virtually unlimited political campaign contributions, armies of lobbyists, the revolving door that…

— David A. Nibert

Despite the array of groups and organizations working on global warming, we are still missing a key element: the movement. Along with…

— Bill McKibben

Few relationships are as critical to the business enterprise as the relationship to the government. Managers have responsibility for this relationship as…

— Peter Drucker

It's time for me to give out an award to newly elected Majority Leader John Boehner. Mr. Boehner was elected just a…

— Stephen Colbert

Let's be clear on one thing, the corporate media in America is no longer involved in journalism. They're a political special interest…

— Donald Trump

America is run by corporations, it is run by banks and Wall Street. That's why we can't get guns under control. It's…

— Patti Smith

The average American doesn't realize how much of the laws are written by lobbyists.

— Eric Schmidt

Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.

— Andrew Cuomo

“When there’s a vacuum of public input, lobbyists usually fill it. But when there’s public input, the people usually win.”

— Morgan Carroll

I have had lobbyists, and I have had some very good ones. They could do anything.

— Donald Trump

I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they won't find a job in my White…

— Barack Obama

In their political careers, Obama and Biden faced down lobbyists, Tea Party carpetbaggers, and Washington gridlock.

— Andrew Shaffer

“Don't put all your money on fairness. It scarcely has any lobbyists.”

— Ljupka Cvetanova

The average American doesnt realize how much of the laws are written by lobbyists.

— Eric Schmidt

I think politicians in America don't speak up because their local lobbyist has them shut up.

— Donald Trump

“Politicians are like warts on the body of society. And the only thing worse than warts are lawyers and lobbyists.
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— Jarod Kintz

Most of the women I spoke to were pushing agendas that they felt connected to - more so than with the male…

— Jessica Chastain

There are good people in the lobbying industry. Lobbyists can serve a very useful purpose.

— Kevin Spacey

The establishment has trillions of dollars at stake in this election [2016]. As an example, just one single trade deal they'd like…

— Donald Trump

The politicians in America are all taken over by the lobbyists. I really believe the lobbyists keep them shut up because China…

— Donald Trump

The corporations have become our government. They're not just influential. Department by department, you name it, they put their people in high…

— Ralph Nader

Those who do not know the plans of competitors cannot prepare alliances. Those who do not know the lay of the land…

— Sun Tzu