“Don't put all your money on fairness. It scarcely has any lobbyists.” — Ljupka Cvetanova Copy Share Image
In their political careers, Obama and Biden faced down lobbyists, Tea Party carpetbaggers, and Washington gridlock. — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I have had lobbyists, and I have had some very good ones. They could do anything. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
“When there’s a vacuum of public input, lobbyists usually fill it. But when there’s public input, the people usually win.” — Morgan Carroll Copy Share Image
There are good people in the lobbying industry. Lobbyists can serve a very useful purpose. — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
Most of the women I spoke to were pushing agendas that they felt connected to - more so than with the male… — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
“Politicians are like warts on the body of society. And the only thing worse than warts are lawyers and lobbyists. ” — Jarod Kintz 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I don't need anybody's money, it's nice.I'm totally self-funding my campaign, and the people like that, because you know, when they come… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Policy is no longer being written by politicians accountable to the American public. Instead, policies concerning the defense budget, deregulation, health care,… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
While big-business leaders and firms can be highly productive, servants of consumers in a free market economy, they are also all too… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
The legislative job of the President is especially important to the people who have no special representatives to plead their cause before… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
President Bush insisted today that he was not caving in to big money contributors, big-time lobbyists, and overall industry pressure when he… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
No president, not the smartest, best human being in the world can do it alone. You cannot take on this, the power… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Some issues lend themselves to grassroots campaigns - homeschooling works well - but others require contrivance and connivance to whip up support.… — Jack Abramoff Copy Share Image
There is more to American politics than fat cats and their political friends. There are serious-minded liberals who fight the good fight… — G. William Domhoff 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
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
“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
I think politicians in America don't speak up because their local lobbyist has them shut up. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The average American doesnt realize how much of the laws are written by lobbyists. — Eric Schmidt Copy Share Image
For too long, Missouri has been run by career politicians, owned by corrupt consultants, high-paid lobbyists and special interests. — Eric Greitens Copy Share Image
The studies that show the reason Washington real estate is booming and there are so many lobbyists in town, it does pay. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people. — Andrew Cuomo Copy Share Image
The average American doesn't realize how much of the laws are written by lobbyists. — Eric Schmidt Copy Share Image