"lobbyist" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- As for the recent criticism of the N.S.C. for allowing foreign lobbyists to attend White House coffees, that screening duty is the responsibility of the Secret Service.
- The new law was intended to close a big loophole that allowed lobbyists who were seeking fat state contracts to go about their business secretly - without registering with the lobbying commission.
- Outrageously, Mr. DeLay has reportedly allowed lobbyists who contribute to write their own special interest legislation ("because," he said, "they have the expertise").
- But the two meals actually cost $186.06, in excess of the $150 annual limit the state allowed lobbyists to spend on lawmakers in 1997, Ms. Bergeron said.
- In debates over the budget, the American Association of Retired Persons has assumed a relatively low profile, allowing other lobbyists to denounce Medicare cutbacks in more strident terms.
- House Democrats haven't allowed lobbyists at their conference since 1989.
- There were complaints in Illinois that the disclosure requirements were often not rigorous enough and allowed lobbyists to work "without public notice" and with possible "conflicts of interest".
- There is also no reason to legislate a loophole allowing lobbyists to get a legislator to make their pitch for a state contract.
- That is only right, and I think it is excellent that we have not allowed the chemical industry lobbyists to block this very necessary decision.
- Groups that lobby for open government, like Common Cause, have criticized the ruling because it allowed interest groups and lobbyists to give money to a powerful legislator without public disclosure.
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