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Do you think the fact the lobbyist can work in Congress?

Lobbying is defined as a paid activity whereby the special interest hires well-connected professionals to argue for specific legislation in bodies responsible for making decisions especially the Congress. The lobbyists represent the interest of their interest groups in the Congress. The lobbyists working in the Congress thus can be a bad idea since the main goal of the lobbyists is to influence the policies of the policy-making bodies in favor of the interest groups they represent in the Congress.

All kinds of groups hire the lobbyists including private companies, corporations, unions, nonprofit organizations, and other influential individuals and groups to attempt to persuade the Congress to pass the legislation that are in favor of their interests (Milojevich 115). The lobbyists us various techniques to influence the decision-makers, the Congress, to pass laws and policies that cater for the interests of their interest groups and thus working of the lobbyists in the Congress is detrimental to the general public.

The lobbyists make it impossible for the Congress to refuse to pass legislation that favors the interest groups they represent. For example, the lobbyists funnel billions of dollars into the Congress, and for years the Congress has become more reliant on the millions of dollars from the lobbyists to fund their political careers (Milojevich 119). Thus, Congress is obligated to pass laws that favor and promote the interests of the lobbyist together with their interest groups rather than making laws which benefit the American people. Even, the lobbyists sway some of the Congress members to work for them for undeniable benefits and hence end up making laws and policies that are not for the interest of the American people but the interest of the lobbyists and their interest groups. Thus, it is a bad idea for the lobbyists to work in the Congress.

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