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Pot Politics: The Marijuana Business Comes To Washington
"We're going to be making sure that [members of Congress] know their constituents care about this stuff," said one industry representative.(Image credit: David Zalubowski/AP)
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Lobbyists Spending Millions To Sway The Undecided On Iran Deal
The groups' targets? Democrats undecided on whether to accept or reject the deal when they vote this fall. The campaigns include tens of millions of dollars spent on TV ads in nearly two dozen...
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Mr. Chef Goes To Washington: Cooks Learn To Lobby Congress On Food
As food policy gets more attention in Washington, lobbying groups are training chefs to stir up Congress. The hope is that they'll sway lawmakers on issues like school lunch and GMO labels.(Image...
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Nonprofit Working To Block Drug Imports Has Ties To Pharma Lobby
An organization campaigning against foreign drug imports has deep connections to the lobbying group PhRMA, which includes Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Bayer, an analysis by Kaiser Health News reveals.(Image...
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Amid Presidential Access Questions, Former Trump Campaign Manager Quits...
After criticism that the controversial Corey Lewandowski promised access to the president and hadn't registered as a lobbyist, he's stepping aside and says he will focus on speaking engagements.(Image...
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A Drugmaker Tries To Cash In On The Opioid Epidemic, One State Law At A Time
The maker of one medical treatment for opioid abuse has successfully lobbied statehouses around the country to pass policies that tilt addiction treatment practices in favor of the company's...
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California Bill Would Compel Drugmakers To Justify Price Hikes
A bill passed by the California Legislature requires drugmakers to give 60 days' notice before raising a drug's price by 16 percent or more over two years, and to justify the price increase.(Image...
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California Governor Signs Law To Make Drug Pricing More Transparent
This is the first step in a long game to develop clearer prescription drug pricing laws around the country, health policy experts say.(Image credit: fotostorm/Getty Images)
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'Drain The Swamp'? Hardly. Washington Appears More Stuck In The Muck Than Ever
"We have dysfunction in Congress; we have dysfunction, I think, in the presidency; and we have dysfunction in the lobbying community" — reform lobbyist Meredith McGehee(Image credit: Evan Vucci/AP)
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Powerful Food Lobby Group Loses Members Amid Industry Culture Clash
Eight large companies have left the Grocery Manufacturers Association, weakening the influential lobbying group. Some companies have dropped out in an effort to shed the industry's "junk food"...
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Were Trump Lawyer Cohen's Actions Legal?
Corporations paid Michael Cohen six-figure fees, apparently to fix them up with White House officials. The lobbying law has a loophole for that.(Image credit: Seth Wenig/AP)
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In Possible 2020 Campaign Preview, Elizabeth Warren Rolls Out Anti-Corruption...
Blasting the Trump administration as "nakedly corrupt" while rolling out a government reform bill, the Massachusetts Democrat's speech could form an argument against the president if she runs in...
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'This Is Crossing The Line': Saudis Co-Opted Veterans' Voices To Lobby Congress
When U.S. Navy veteran Gary Ard traveled last year to lobby against a bill before Congress, he didn't realize Saudi Arabia was paying for all of it — including rooms at the Trump International Hotel.
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Juul Builds Lobbying Clout In Washington
The maker of controversial e-cigarettes spent $750,000 on lobbying during the last three months of 2018, a dramatic increase over $210,000 it spent in the second quarter of the year.(Image credit:...
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Lobbyists Descend On Washington Seeking Coronavirus Relief Money
Sheila Krumholz, the executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, talked with All Things Considered about a new wave of lobbying for money in coronavirus relief measures.(Image credit:...
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