Lobbying Quotes

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“AIPAC is the most powerful lobby in Washington.”

“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.”

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

“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.”