Activity Quote by Ralph Nader

In reality, everybody in Congress is a stand-in for some kind of lobbyist. In many cases it's difficult to tell whether it's the companies…

— Matt Taibbi

Lobbyists are in many cases expert technicians and capable of explaining complex and difficult subjects in a clear, understandable fashion. They engage in personal…

— John F. Kennedy

Lobbyists have more offices in Washington than the President. You see, the President only tells Congress what they should do. Lobbyists tell'em what they…

— Will Rogers

“Lobby—a peculiar institution for bribing, bulldozing, and corrupting the legislators who were supposed to represent the people's interests.”

— Jack London

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

The groups who spend the most on lobbying lawmakers in Washington are well-known: ExxonMobil, Boeing, AT&T, General Electric.

— Elizabeth Flock

The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.

— Jim Hightower

I'm not a legislator. I've never been a lobbyist. I've never worked a session before, but based on my conversations with leadership in the…

— George P. Bush

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

The Grocery Manufacturers Association is behind the bills which have been trying to pre-empt states' labeling laws in the Senate. And they have a…

— Zoe Lister-Jones

Congress continues to pass laws to limit lobbyists' influence, but people find ways to get around them.

— Bob Beckel

Washington has seldom seen so numerous, so industrious or so insidious a lobby. There is every evidence that money without limit is being spent…

— Woodrow Wilson