Congress: We The People - Lobbying Congress
John Thomas, US Chamber of Commerce, There was a time, according to the history books, where you could lobby Judge Smith (who was the chairman of the House Rules Committee< and that was all that was really necessary.)
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A Congressional Committee hearing.
Panoramic of Washington DC from Federal office buildings to the Capitol.
Signs Sierra Club The Moral Majority Inc. AFL-CIO National Association of Home Builders American Legion Grange American Trucking Association American Forestry Association
Sign in the lobby of the building listing the associations with offices in that building.
Unidentified man working in office. The Capitol building in Washington DC can be seen in the window behind him.
Fred Wertheimer, President of Common Cause, It runs the full range from the volunteer citizen lobbyist who is up there talking to his or her representative to a highly paid, highly well-connected individual dealing with interests involving hundreds of millions of dollars.
Lobbyist with representative in a hallway.
Anti-Militarism protest sign. Peace Sign
Two men wearing headsets sitting in front of a console. TV studio equipment
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Lobbyists in a cocktail party
Lobbyists in the halls of Congress.