Concept
Lobbying
Efforts to persuade lawmakers and officials on behalf of a client or a cause.
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Proof 5 sources
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Lobbying (Constitution Annotated, First Amendment), Congress.gov Constitution Annotated (via Cornell Legal Information Institute).
Scholarship & press
In its most basic form, lobbying is a form of petitioning the government
the whole concept of representation depends on the ability of the people to make their wishes known to their representative
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McDonnell v. United States, No. 15-474, argued 27 April, decided 27 June 2016, Supreme Court of the United States (via Cornell Legal Information Institute), 27 Jun 2016.
Primary record
Representative government assumes that public officials will hear from their constituents and act appropriately on their concerns.
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Testimony of the Pennsylvania Association of Government Relations to the Senate State Government Committee, 20 October 2021, Pennsylvania Association of Government Relations, 20 Oct 2021.
Self-published
Lobbyists educate, collaborate and advocate on behalf of their clients or employers providing invaluable information to ensure that policy is developed which represents interests as diverse as the state itself.
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Lobbyist: not a curse word to all influencers, Center for Public Integrity, 2013.
Scholarship & press
I’m a lobbyist, and I’m proud of it.
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Federal lobbying hit record $4.4 billion in 2024, Washington Examiner, 18 Feb 2025.
Scholarship & press
In 2024, the top spender was the National Association of Realtors, the largest trade group in the United States. It dropped over $86 million lobbying the government
Spending on federal lobbying reached a record-breaking $4.4 billion last year, illustrating how business associations, corporations , labor unions, and other groups are working more than ever to influence federal policy.
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