Lobbying in the United States
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Lobbying in the United States describes paid activity in which special interests hire well-connected professional advocates, often lawyers, to argue for specific legislation in decision-making bodies such as the United States Congress.
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See also
- United States Chamber of Commerce
- History of lobbying in the United States
- Political action committee
- National Rifle Association
- Second Constitutional Convention of the United States
- AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons)
- Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007
- Israel lobby in the United States
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee
- Diaspora politics in the United States
- China Lobby
- Turkish lobby in the United States
- Libya lobby in the United States
- Saudi Arabia lobby in the United States
- Fossil fuels lobby
- Florida Institute of CPAs
- Albanian American Civic League
- American Automobile Association
- Center for Responsive Politics
- Arab lobby in the United States
- Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal
- Jerry Lewis - Lowery lobbying firm controversy
- Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
- Money loop
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- United States v. Harriss
- NARFE (National Active and Retired Federal Employees)
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