How Quote by Kemi Badenoch

The corporations who invest in lobbyists, it pays in terms of tax loopholes, tax subsidies, all the rest. It pays. Clearly, the money has…

— Mark Shields

“And what about the other half of the election truism—that the amount of money spent on campaign finance is obscenely huge? In a typical…

— Steven D. Levitt

“The drug industry spent $262 Million on political influence in the 1999-2000 election cycle: $177 Million on lobbying, $65 Million on issue ads and…

— Joseph Befumo

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

— Hal Holbrook

The truth is, the 'Fortune' 500 prefer lobbying to campaigning.

— Bradley A. Smith

The reason there are tens of thousands of lobbyists is because the ever-expanding federal government creates ever-increasing opportunities for abuse. The more the federal…

— Jack Abramoff

“merged all forms of political spending—campaign, lobbying, and philanthropic—”

— Jane Mayer

You don't need to spend tens of millions of dollars on political consultants to tell you what you think when you already know what…

— John Bolton

Lobbyist influence comes from access, not money.

— Barack Obama

I've made it clear that I'm not taking special interest PAC money or accepting donations from lobbyists - ever. I want to represent the…

— Stephen Pagliuca

Lobbyists really are experts in their fields and know what they are talking about. That's why the government always listens to them as they…

— Gail Collins

I'm not a professional political analyst, so my political analysis is worth about what you pay for it.

— Sharyl Attkisson