Recently, lobbyists for the pharmaceutical industry wrote a prescription drug bill that increased their profits and did nothing to help seniors. The… — Marty Meehan Copy Share Image
Washington, of course, aside from being one of the most mismanaged, crime-ridden cities on the planet, is a place where 535 federal… — Charley Reese Copy Share Image
Lobbyists have more offices in Washington than the President. You see, the President only tells Congress what they should do. Lobbyists tell'em… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
Today it is difficult to find leaders who are independent of the forces that have brought us our problems: The Congress, the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Lobbying is not a bad thing. I'm not trying to say that we shouldn't have lobbyists or we shouldn't have lobbying to… — Jack Abramoff Copy Share Image
The trickle-down experiment that began in the Reagan years failed America's middle class. Sure, the rich are doing great. Giant corporations are… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Get involved in an issue that you're passionate about. It almost doesn't matter what it is ... We give too much of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've made it clear that I'm not taking special interest PAC money or accepting donations from lobbyists - ever. I want to… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
The conversation should've been about middle class people. The conversation should've been about how to raise the minimum wage and strengthen Social… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
Nowhere else in the world do the laws on firearms become the playthings of politicians and lobbyists intent on manufacturing cultural conflict.… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
What does a political revolution look like? It means that 80 percent of the people vote in national elections, not 40 percent.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
“Five hundred and thirty-five members of Congress plied their trade near here in various buildings named after long-dead politicians. They, in turn,… — Grand Central Publishing Copy Share Image
There is something uniquely depressing about the fact that the National Portrait Gallery's version of the Barack Obama 'Hope' poster previously belonged… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
The Prime Minister, a specialist in calling in the locksmith after the horses had fled - the whole herd in fact -… — Rex Murphy Copy Share Image
President Trump watches a lot of television. I mean, really a lot. His favourite channel is Fox. Now just imagine somebody wants… — David Frum Copy Share Image
I have no patience for injustice, no tolerance for government incompetence of which there is so much. No sympathy for leaders who… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
If you're looking for someone to go to Washington, to go along to get along, to get - to agree with the… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
I don't want to make a member of Congress do something that that member of Congress's constituents would not approve of, or… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
No longer will we tolerate one job killing delay after another. No longer will we accept a broken system that benefits consultants… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
If we'd had government on [today's] scale in the 1840s, the stagecoaches would have hired lobbyists to get a bill passed that… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
Mr. President, the buzz saw that your healthcare bill ran into wasn't lobbyists and special interests it was tens of millions of… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
Jack Abramoff is going to testify against some of the other weasels in Congress. A lobbyist testifying against congressmen? How many Bibles… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Maybe that's because there are so few women lobbyists; if they're there, it's for something they strongly believe in, not just for… — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
If you look at all the lobbyists in Washington, this is not a democracy. This is ruled by special interest groups. That… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
“In addition to executives, we can also include, for example, certain types of salesmen and lobbyists, for whom constant connection is their… — Cal Newport Copy Share Image
My sense of American politics is that most of our politicians are for sale, whether they are out and out crooked, or… — Kam Williams Copy Share Image
As a lobbyist, I was completely against term limits, and I know a lot of people are against term limits, and I… — Jack Abramoff Copy Share Image
Lobbyists and special interests continue to take advantage of loopholes that allow them to host lavish receptions and pay for trips for… — Sara Gideon Copy Share Image
Instead of like giving into lobbyists or agendas, I just like do whatever's good for the American people. It sounds like it… — MrBeast Copy Share Image
Unless public officials are wealthy and fund their own campaigns, the only place they can turn to is lobbyists and institutions like… — Bob Beckel Copy Share Image
My brother was an improviser. He's now a lobbyist, but he used to perform improv in the city when he was in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Global poverty is the product of reversible policy failures overseen by politicians, past and present. The poorest of the poor don't vote… — Hugh Evans Copy Share Image
When I go up there, I see coal lobbyists, oil lobbyists, natural gas lobbyists, nuclear power lobbyists, somehow they think that's where… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
For me, the overarching issue here is that we need regulatory agencies that are standing up for us, that do not have… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Inequality also distorts our democracy. It gives an outsized voice to the few who can afford high-priced lobbyists and unlimited campaign contributions,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I always say with these things, when you're trying to do comprehensive things like tax reform, there will be 20,000 lobbyists… — John Yarmuth Copy Share Image
as a lobbyist he had long ago concluded there was no difference in how Democrats and Republicans conducted the business of government.… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
I've never needed a lobbyist personally to put my case. I'd rather put my case myself. But I don't understand how other… — Clive Palmer Copy Share Image
The role of campaign contributions in our political system and the role of lobbyists have now reached levels that are quite unhealthy… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
I'm a lobbyist and had a career lobbying. The guy who gets elected or the lady who gets elected president of the… — Haley Barbour Copy Share Image
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