音标:[ˈlɔbɪɪsts] ;
n. 游说议员者( lobbyist的复数形式 )
n. someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer

Broadcast: Jan 27, 2003 When Congress returned to session earlier this month, one of the first orders of business was to revise an ethics standard known as the

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Millions of Americans of course watched president Obama lay out his vision for the country yesterday. Keep them honest though, even as he spoke, another big Washington power player was already gearing up to advance its agenda, not lawmakers, not admi

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Democrats and Republicans are still reporting progress on a bill aimed at reforming Wall Street. And a senate committee approved related legislation yesterday. Tough new limits on Wall Street stability to trade those controversial and risky derivativ

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BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. Today we talk about lobbying and think tanks -- two important parts of making policy in the United States. BARBARA KLEIN: Many grou

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 10 January 2006 view Lobby Reform report The U.S. Congress is moving to reform the nation's lobbying laws in the wake of a Capitol Hill influence peddling scandal th

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 06 January 2006 Acting before the start of the second session of the 109th Congress, an increasing number of lawmakers are supporting legislation and proposing rule change

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By Deborah Tate Washington 02 August 2007 The U.S. Senate Thursday approved legislation that strengthens ethics and lobbying laws. The measure, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this week, now goes to President Bush for his signature.

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By Jim Fry Washington, D.C. 03 August 2007 The U.S. SenateThursday decisively adopted a new ethics law that supporters call the most sweeping reform in more than a generation. The Senate voted only two days after the House of Representatives overwhel

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今天我们要学的词是lobbyist. Lobbyist 说客。Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said that lawmakers should wait for six years before they become lobbyists. 美国前佛罗里达州州长杰布.布什说,国会议员离职后应该等六年,

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By Elizabeth Lee Washington 16 October 2009 Man is transported to hospital room The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has approved a sweeping health care reform bill aimed at lowering insurance costs and expanding coverage to more Americans. In the comm

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Business 商业报道 Soft drinks in Mexico 墨西哥软饮料 Fizzing with rage 嘶嘶愤怒 A once-omnipotent industry fights what may be a losing battle 一个曾经无所不能的行业的一场必败之仗 LA MANSION steakhouse inside Mexico's l

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