Lobbyists didn't descend from a spaceship. They evolved organically from the way we do business.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have had lobbyists, and I have had some very good ones. They could do anything.
I'm not a lobbyist.
In reality, everybody in Congress is a stand-in for some kind of lobbyist. In many cases it's difficult to tell whether it's the companies that are lobbying the legislators or whether it's the other way around.
There are good people in the lobbying industry. Lobbyists can serve a very useful purpose.
The corporate lobby in Washington is basically designed to stifle all legislative activity on behalf of consumers.
I am not a lobbyist. I am not a political activist. I am not a leader, as far as I'm concerned.
My four years as governor, I never met with a lobbyist once, never. Not one lobbyist got in my office.
I don't want to be a lobbyist. I want to provide strategic advice to companies. I said both of those things in the course of the interview, and I made clear this is a matter only for after I had become a private citizen and I was no longer a member of parliament.
Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.
The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.