Lobbying Quotes

“The ability to have an impact on public policy is what motivates most people in this town.”

“The special interests have a stranglehold on our politicians.”

“Every appropriation, every authorization, every tax break, every earmark, has a lobbyist behind it. It's a virtual tollbooth.”

“For seven years, I lobbied for this bill. For seven years, I called on members of Congress.”

“The lobbies are the touts of protected industries.”

“It's time to tell the lobbyist that this is our government, not their government.”

“The key to lobbying is access, but the key to access is credibility.”

“Let's face it. I'm a former senator, I have a team of lobbyists, and I have a lot of friends in power. This is the way the world works. It's not a bad thing.”

“We have the technology to make guns safer, but the gun lobby has blocked it.”

“We can't let the special interests dictate our national policy.”

“AIPAC is the most powerful lobby in Washington.”

“Lobbyists are in many cases buffers between legislators and groups who are lobbying. In that way, they are useful.”

“A lobbyist is a person who is trying to get your vote, your money, or both.”

“We have a number of crypto-bros who are spending a lot of money on lobbying and campaign contributions... they want to be able to make billions of dollars.”

“If you're a lobbyist who never gave us money, I didn't pay any attention to you. If you're a lobbyist who gave us money, I might talk to you.”

“I'm not going to apologize for the industry I represent.”

“They're gonna have to do a little more than call me a sellout.”

“The remarkable thing about the 'Israel lobby' is not its existence but its effectiveness.”

“Special interests have a lot of power in Washington, and they are not shy about using it.”

“There has been a good deal of lobbyist activity on the health care bill.”