"lobbyist" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- But legislators continue to invite corporate lobbyists to help pay for fund-raisers that look a lot like the ones that Congress just barred lobbyists from sponsoring.
- The bill would bar lobbyists from giving lawmakers and other officials gifts worth more than $75, a limit not significantly different from the current one.
- A loophole-marred provision would bar lobbyists from picking up the tab for lawmakers' meals and entertainment.
- The other would have barred lobbyists from making contributions to House and Senate candidates and their opponents while Congress is in session.
- The new rules bar lobbyists from treating lawmakers to meals or trips.
- Addressing another loophole in campaign finance laws, the Senate bill would also bar lobbyists or their employers from giving parties to honor lawmakers at party conventions.
- Previously, the state barred lobbyists from spending more than $75 per gift, though lobbyists could give as many gifts as they pleased in a year.
- A House ethics manual issued a month earlier explicitly barred lobbyists from covering the travel costs of lawmakers, even if they were reimbursed.
- Those critics argue that House rules in effect in the 1990's barred lobbyists from paying directly for a lawmaker's travels, even if the costs were later reimbursed.
- The Senate bill would also bar lobbyists from giving gifts and meals to lawmakers.
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