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Related: About this forumJackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)You may disagree with them on the issues, but you don't much question their integrity.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)with the exception of Schultz. They are a pack of deranged psychopaths.
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)the one few voices of reason from across the aisle.
TBF
(32,118 posts)but more often it's the lobbyists. There are all sorts of "associations" in Washington filled with lobbyists doing the bidding of various industries. They write the legislation and it goes back and forth to the Hill (often through the law firms who also work for the associations). Used to be done on foot by low level employees when I lived in the city (but that was more than 15 years ago) ... probably all electronic now.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)TBF
(32,118 posts)I only know about the shenanigans I saw at the federal level. Not surprised at all to hear about this.
Back when I lived in Wisconsin (eons ago) I had Tom Petri to write letters to. How I loathed that man ...