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Political Factoid
- Cable News Interviewer:
- "How often do you meet
with lobbyists*?"
- Congressman Wright:
- "Oh, at least once a day.
-- It may be a lobbyist from
a union, a group of teachers,
a corporation, firefighters,
or a police union."
- Senator Green:
- "Very frequently -- I meet
regularly with lobbyists
from the energy industry,
from agribusiness, defense
contractors, pharmaceutical
companies, finance companies,
insurance groups
... all kinds of people."
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A lobbyist is:
-- Never elected
-- Never held accountable
-- Most are unnamed
-- Paid for by big money
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