Best Lobbying Quotes

49 Lobbying quotes by 40 unique authors

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 government.… — Jack Abramoff
Our Keystone legislation received strong bipartisan support in the Senate. Although it didn't receive the 60 votes necessary for passage, 56 senators - a majority… — John Hoeven
I don't believe in lobbying only progressives and liberal members of Congress. I don't believe in doing interviews only with those who share my views.… — Bianca Jagger
Every single dollar spent lobbying a legislator on behalf of oil and gas is a toxic dollar that undermines public health and safety laws that… — Josh Fox
Our laws governing lobbying and campaign contributions have struck the right balance between the wishes of the people and those of private industry, so why… — Thomas Frank
You read constantly that banks are lobbying regulators and elected officials as if this is inappropriate. We don't look at it that way. — Jamie Dimon
I run a taxpayer group - the most powerful guy in D.C., nonsense. OK? There are buildings with thousands of people in them, all lobbying… — Grover Norquist
Perhaps the time has come to cease calling it the 'environmentalist' view, as though it were a lobbying effort outside the mainstream of human activity,… — E. O. Wilson
Since I'm a fan of collections and anthologies, believe that the best writing often shines in shards and galloping stretches, I never find myself lobbying… — James Wolcott
In the U.S. you have a system of lobbying and influence on our policy and law makers which is incredibly pronounced. The gas industry spent… — Josh Fox
Certainly, my advice is that communicating, lobbying, fundraising and engaging the public in policy and politics is far more exciting and inexpensive via the Internet.… — Chellie Pingree
There is talk that badminton may not make it as a sport in the 2020 Olympics. We must bear in mind that other sports are… — Taufik Hidayat
Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists. — Patricia Schroeder
Positive market incentives operating in the public interest are too few and far between, and are also up against a seemingly never-ending expansion of perverse… — Mo Ibrahim
Wall Street banks have the right to express their views to lawmakers and regulators through lobbying, but the law is clear: If they want to… — Elizabeth Warren
There are good people in the lobbying industry. Lobbyists can serve a very useful purpose. — Kevin Spacey
As long as we, in the United States, continue to insist that our politicians have to spend all of their time raising millions of dollars… — Kevin Spacey
Every time the DSM prepares for a new edition, there are countless groups lobbying to get their particular mental illness recognized by the diagnostic manual.… — Siri Hustvedt
Money has transformed every watchdog, every independent authority. Medical doctors are increasingly gulled by the lobbying of pharmaceutical salesmen. — Thomas Frank
The lure of post-public service lobbying employment needs to be eliminated. — Jack Abramoff
Its a sorry statement about how broken Washington is that we could not take advantage of this unique and sad moment in history and enact… — Senator John Kerry
I find it extremely ironic that Bush says that personal opinion should not be a tool in the interpretation of the Constitution, when he's the… — Jessi Klein
There are a lot of guys on both campaigns, on all the campaigns now, who do some very questionable lobbying on behalf of very questionable… — Susan Estrich
Well this would have been a much more sbioarluus weekend. In any case spring is well in hand and summer is at the doorstep.We are… — Flor

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