merged all forms of political spending—campaign, lobbying…

John Kerry's newfound interest in fiscal discipline is a political gimmick that defies his 20-year record in the Senate and stands in stark contrast…

— Steve Schmidt

The American system of political spending is so unregulated that it might make Adam Smith rethink free markets.

— Jon Meacham

The best way to shine a light on all of this 'dark money' flooding into our elections would be for Congress to pass legislation…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

Lobbying' is the activity of attempting to influence legislation by privately influencing the legislators. It is the result and creation of a mixed economy-of…

— Ayn Rand

Certainly, my advice is that communicating, lobbying, fundraising and engaging the public in policy and politics is far more exciting and inexpensive via the…

— Chellie Pingree

“I'm frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a…

— Barry Goldwater

I'm a lobbyist and had a career lobbying. The guy who gets elected or the lady who gets elected president of the United States…

— Haley Barbour

For years all I seemed to be doing was lobbying politicians and others to persuade them that European culture needed movies, and that we…

— Wim Wenders

You become an anti-Semite. And as powerful as the Israeli lobby is, the Saudi lobby is just as powerful. In fact, the Saudis probably…

— Michael Scheuer

Lobbying is the world's second - oldest profession.

— Bill Press

When the power of private prisons is diminished, so, too, is their ability to engage in back-door political lobbying that has an impact on…

— Clint Smith

The American creationist movement has entirely bypassed the scientific forum and has concentrated instead on political lobbying and on taking its case to a…

— Kenneth R. Miller

Family law is institutionally anti-male. I've been lobbying MPs, and I'm not going to give up campaigning for equality until I get equality.

— Louis de Bernieres

When the desirable jobs are spending other people's money, reporting on spending other people's money and lobbying to spend other people's money then you…

— Tim Worstall

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 petition our…

— Jack Abramoff