Lobbying Firms Hire More, Pay More, Charge More to Influence Government, By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Washington Post Staff Writer, Wednesday, June 22, 2005;
To the great growth industries of America such as health care and home building add one more: influence peddling.
The number of registered lobbyists in Washington has more than doubled since 2000 to more than 34,750 while the amount that lobbyists charge their new clients has increased by as much as 100 percent. Only a few other businesses have enjoyed greater prosperity in an otherwise fitful economy.
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