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The Economist - Lobbyists know which way the Washington winds are blowing

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From here: Lobbyists know which way the Washington winds are blowing


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Now that Republicans rather than Democrats control both Congress and the White House, spending on lobbying has adjusted accordingly. With Scott Pruitt, a friend of the fossil-fuel industry, in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency, spending on efforts to clean up America’s air and water has fallen by 14%.

Conversely, as Republicans have sought to tighten enforcement of immigration law, repeal Obamacare and reform the tax code, lobbying on those issues has risen by 16%, 17% and 21%.
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Question to both Chambers-of-Congress: Lobbyists are opinion-makers, or opinion-followers?

I'm for the former - that's where all the muney is ...
 
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