Quotes by Lobbyists Lobbyists in Washington are making six figure salaries selling our government out to the corporate interests and we just sit and smile as if nothing is happening while the poor folks are getting poorer and their pharmaceutical bills rise. Hal Holbrook lobbyists salary government The President is the peoples lobbyist. Hubert H. Humphrey lobbyists president As a lobbyist, I thought it only natural and right that my clients should reward those members who saved them such substantial sums with generous contributions. This quid pro quo became one of hallmarks of our lobbying efforts. Jack Abramoff lobbying lobbyists effort 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. It's in the Constitution, and it's something that should be honorable and good. Jack Abramoff lobbyists government trying I got into lobbying kind of against my will at first. I frankly didn't want to be a lobbyist, but I realized that in lobbying I could do things politically that were interesting to me and do some what I thought would be good. I'm not sure it all turned out like that, but at least that was some of the initial thinking. Jack Abramoff lobbyists interesting thinking Jack Abramoff is going to testify against some of the other weasels in Congress. A lobbyist testifying against congressmen? How many Bibles are going to burst into flames in that courtroom? Jay Leno lobbyists congress flames Many of the earmark request forms are actually filled out by lobbyists and then just turned in by the member's staff to the appropriations committee. Jeff Flake lobbyists filled-out staff In his first speech as Speaker, Boehner thanked his loved ones - tobacco lobbyists, the oil companies, the CEOs. Jay Leno lobbyists oil speech Someone doesn't think immediately, "I want to be a lobbyist." Jessica Chastain lobbyists want thinking Most of the women I spoke to were pushing agendas that they felt connected to - more so than with the male lobbyists I met with. Jessica Chastain lobbyists males pushing 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 financial gain. Jessica Chastain lobbyists gains believe My four years as governor, I never met with a lobbyist once, never. Not one lobbyist got in my office. Jesse Ventura lobbyists office years Barack Obama's large contributor was Goldman Sachs - same thing on the Republican side. If you go to both their conventions, you see the same lobbyists paying off both sides so they win either way. Jesse Ventura lobbyists winning way Fairness has not been enhanced by the tax code, but lobbyists have been made rich, politicians have been re-elected, and the economy has been made to suffer. Jim Bridenstine lobbyists fairness suffering Lobbyists know that a 0 percent tax rate on capital income is not, in fact, the lowest possible rate. There can be negative tax rates. There can be subsidies. There can be allowances for depreciation. Lobbyists are adaptive creatures. Joel Achenbach subsidies lobbyists facts Poor people have sh*tty lobbyists. Jon Stewart lobbyists poor people Success can be built on a strong relationship between a lobbyist and a single, powerful lawmaker. Josh Marshall lobbyists powerful strong My sense of American politics is that most of our politicians are for sale, whether they are out and out crooked, or simply beholden to corporate interests because they've taken so much money from their lobbyists. Kam Williams lobbyists politician taken There are good people in the lobbying industry. Lobbyists can serve a very useful purpose. Kevin Spacey lobbyists purpose people Alexi Giannoulias' top aide was a longtime BP lobbyist. Mark Kirk lobbyists «123»